Email Congress to Put a Tax on What the Top Fraction of 1% Inherit

Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Jimmy Gomez have introduced the 99.5 Percent Act, which would raise hundreds of billions of dollars that could be directed toward human and environmental emergencies, while simultaneously preventing plutocracy.

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Background:
>> Americans for Tax Fairness: "51 National Organizations Urge Support of the Sanders-Gomez Estate Tax Reform Bill: 'For the 99.5% Act'"
>> The Federal Reserve: "Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989"
>> The IRS: "Estate Tax"
>> BBC: "Study: U.S. Is an Oligarchy, Not a Democracy"