billionaires are the bad guys: Billi Eilish/ Canadians for Tax Fairness /People's budget for Canada - not a war budget

 

Dear Christopher, This Tuesday, November 4th, the Carney government will drop their  new budget. Unfortunately, all signs point to it being an absolutely devastating war budget – one that will steal tens of billions of  dollars from health, education, public services, and climate  action and pour it into quadrupling Canadian military spending  and buying American weapons systems. We need to take action NOW to demand that the Carney government  table a budget that puts communities over war and corporate greed.  Demand a people's budget, not a war budget! It looks like this budget is set to include tax cuts for the wealthies t corporations and individuals in the country, increased border  militarization and attacks on migrants, and ongoing subsidies  to new fossil fuel infrastructure, mega pipelines, and large-scale  extraction projects, to be pushed through Indigenous lands without  consent.  We need to speak up now to demand investment in food and homes  – not bombs, in welfare and healthcare – not warfare. For a budget  that rejects an American-style foreign policy based on genocide,  militarization, and warmongering, and instead funds health,  education, housing, and a liveable future built on peace and  liberation for all.  We need your help to make sure Carney hears us loud and clear  before Tuesday.  In solidarity, Rachel P.S. This week we're taking on the budget. Last week we joined  allies to blockentrances to a Canadian arms fair attended by Elbit  and Lockheed (and held a global conference connecting abolition  movements!). Everything we do happens on a shoestring budget  with the support of people who believe that more militarism is  not the answer - can you chip in to support our work?  World BEYOND War is a global network of volunteers, chapters, and affiliated organizations advocating for the abolition of the institution of war. Privacy policy. World BEYOND War PO Box 152 | Toronto PO E, ON, M6H 4E2 | Canada worldbeyondwar.org/canada Support our work.

S Chris, So American singer-ngwriter Billie Eilish just called out billionaires to their faces. Yes, the same Billie Eilish who gave us Bad Guy. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards on Wednesday, she said: “If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.”

She’s right. Here in Canada, billionaires have more than doubled their wealth since 2019, with just 77 billionaires holding more wealth than over 10 million Canadians. All while millions of the rest of us stretch to cover basics like housing and food. Meanwhile, in Ottawa, the federal government is preparing to cut public services we all depend on, while lavishing billionaires and big corporations with another round of tax giveaways. Chris, making the economy work for working people will depend on more than the (unlikely) goodwill of billionaires or one (very cool) pop star asking the right questions. We all have a role to play in turning things around. C4TF is your Canadian voice for a fairer tax system. Through our research and advocacy, we’re fighting for a Canada that taxes the rich and funds the services that build prosperity for all of us. Donate now to show that Billie’s question isn’t just for billionaires, but for the politicians who back them too.

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If we come together like birds of a feather, we can make our economy work for all of us, not just the outrageously wealthy bad guys. To make a contribution, please visit: www.taxfairness.ca/donate Thank you,  Jared

Jared A. Walker Executive Director | Directeur général Canadians for Tax Fairness | Canadiens pour une fiscalité équitable taxfairness.ca

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