MOMENTUM on tax cuts! more than 100,000 people have signed petition.

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by Forrest Brown
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/11/12/920146/-MOMENTUM-on-tax-cuts!

Yesterday, the PCCC launched our petition demanding President Obama fight against tax cuts for millionaires. In just 24 hours, more than 100,000 people have signed our petition.
http://act.boldprogressives.org/sign/petition_obamafight/?source=dkos2

Today, we gained momentum when the AFL-CIO demanded that Democrats hold one vote on permanently extending the middle class tax cuts only. And just hours later, Democracy for America added their support.

The growing consensus is clear: Democrats need to stand up and fight. The White House and Democratic leaders are watching. Help us keep the momentum going and sign the petition here.

Blaming the lack of 60 votes in the Senate or conservative Democrats in the House simply isn't valid. All Democrats have to do is schedule one vote.

As the Washington Post's Greg Sargent quoted PCCC co-founder Adam Green saying today:

Schedule one vote, and one vote only, on renewing the middle class tax cuts for 98% of Americans and dare the Republicans to vote against it. Republicans will either cave or end their post-election honeymoon by pitting themselves against 98% of Americans.That's how you fight and put Republicans on defense.

As DFA spokeswoman Levana Layendecker points out, "It's hard to imagine a smarter fight for Democrats to pick ...the end result will be good policy and good politics for Democrats".

Speaker Pelosi's statement this morning that Congress won't pass an extension of tax cuts for millionaires is a good first step, but Democrats won't fight unless we make them do it.
Join AFL, DFA, PCCC, and 100,000 others --sign our petition.

Two years of caving to Republicans and compromising on popular progressive policies left millions of Obama voters uninspired. It's time for Democrats to fight -- and win.

(I'm proud to work for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee)

[robinlynne]

1. the Progressive Change Campaign Committee rocks!!!! I dont know where they came from but

I am very glad they are here.

[louis-t]

2. It was, like, 137,000 when I signed.

[eleny]

3. kr

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. Please re-frame!!!

I am endorsing taxcuts across-the-board - for ALL taxpayers - for their first $250,000 of income. Doesn't that sound like a good compromise????? :)

[LiberalAndProud]

5. 107,980

107,980 people have taken action—143% of our goal of 75,000!

[LiberalAndProud]

7. 108,269 +289 in less than 30 minutes.

Keep it rolling, DU.

[The Wielding Truth]

6. I just sent this in with my signature on the petition not to cave.

We need responsible actions to be taken. Borrowing more money to give to the most wealthy when they have not created but outsourced jobs is a fruitless and irrational act.

Do not give, what we do not have, to those who do not need.

We need seriously intelligent moves to be made and renewing tax breaks to the wealthiest is neither a responsible intelligent or economic act!

[jillan]

8. Add one more!

[TheWebHead]

9. gotta wonder

what percentage of those signing are among the 47% of U.S. households who paid no federal income taxes at all for 2009.

[subterranean]

10. Why? Don't their opinions count?

[LiberalAndProud]

11. 110,136

:)

[felix_numinous]

12. Done.

114,652 now.