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The 99% Act

THE 99%ACT After repeated efforts by conservative Washington politicians to reenact the same failed policies, Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) took action. CREATES 5 MILLION JOBS INCLUDING' 12,000 40,000 300,000 FIREFIGHTERS POLICE OFFICERS TEACHERS 400,000 100,000 100,000 CONSTRUCTION CHILD DEVELOPMENT PARKS IMPROVEMENTS FAIR TAXATION RETURN THE TOP INCOME TAX RATE FOR THE VERY WEALTHY TO WHAT IT WAS UNDER PRESIDENT REAGAN TOP MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATE OVER THE YEARS? 100| 91% 80- PASSING THE 99% ACT WILL RETURN THE RATE TO 49%. 60 50 49 40 39 35 35 20 NEGOTIATE MEDICARE DRUG PRICES TO SAVE $156 BILLION ENOUGH TO COVER AN ADDITIONAL 1.3 MILLION SENIORS ON MEDICARE ADD A PUBLIC OPTION TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT THAT WOULD SAVE $88 BILLION. THAT'S ENOUGH FOR: 30MILLION MRI SCANS 1.7 BILLION MEASLES VACCINES 11 BILLION FLU SHOTS 4 www.rebuildthedream.com Sources 1. "The Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act: An analysis of job-creation provisions", http://www.epi.org/publication/restore-american-dream-99-act-analysis-job/. 2. "2011 Annual Report of Board of Trustees of Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds", https://www.cms.gov/ReportsTrustFunds/downloads/tr2011.pdf. 3. Based on average cost of MRI scan in San Diego CA from "Compare MRI Cost", http://www.comparemricost.com. 4. "CDC Vaccine Price List", http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/cdc-vac-price-list.htm. Note: We removed the Social Security piece, due to inaccuracies in that portion of this infographic. Thank you to those of you who provided us with feedback!

The 99% Act

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The 99% Act is the best bill we’ve seen in Washington in a long time. But it can be hard to remember the details or explain them to friends and family. This infographic spells out exactly how the 99...

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