Washington Legislators: Get cash to communities with a Working Families Tax Credit!

Washington's families need cash in their pockets! That's the message we're sharing with Washington lawmakers as our families and communities struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Luckily, there's a proposal on the table that would put money into the pockets of working families, including immigrant families: a new cash tax credit called the Working Families Tax Credit. The WFTC would provide $500 cash payments to low- and moderate-income workers each year with an additional $150 payment for each child in the home up to three children. This program would reach 500,000 Washingtonians AND 1 in 4 Washington children. Learn more here about the WFTC!

Twenty-nine other states have a Working Families Tax Credit, Washington should be one of them! The WFTC is one of the most-studied and most successful anti-poverty programs out there! It has been proven to lead to healthier moms and babies, better educational outcomes for children, and it will help begin to address the racial wealth gap and the gender wage gap.

Sign on here to send a message to your state lawmakers in support of the Working Families Tax Credit!

As your constituent and as a member of MomsRising, I am writing in solidarity with a coalition of more than thirty-five community-based organizations across Washington in support of the Working Families Tax Credit (HB 1297/SB 5387). Both bills are being heard this week so I am reaching out to share my support. If you have already signed on, thank you!

Washington needs a recovery rebate like the Working Families Tax Credit.

All of us should be able to put food on the table and have a roof over our heads. Flexible, direct cash can help people who are struggling to make ends meet during this economic crisis and support our state’s recovery. Direct cash in the form of the Working Families Tax Credit also addresses the fact that Black, Indigenous, and other people of color have been hardest hit by this crisis because of longstanding barriers to opportunity, such as redlining and employment discrimination. This includes many Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) filers—an important group of taxpayers that includes immigrants and survivors of domestic violence.

The Working Families Tax Credit will put cash in the pockets of those who need it and boost local economies with spending at Main Street businesses. I urge you to use your voice, your power, and your vote to support passing the Working Families Tax Credit!

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