Erica Williams, ED of DCFPI, said the two groups have a lot of work to do to address deep inequalities in the city. Williams said the budget amendment will also provide housing vouchers & raise the local EITC, a boost she says will benefit Black women.
Tomorrow, Black women across the U.S. finally will reach pay parity with white men: they will have earned in 19 months as much as white men earned in one year (for median annual earnings for full-time work). That’s seven more months of work just to get equal […]
“With a modest tax increase on D.C.’s wealthiest residents, the council will raise over $170 million each year by fiscal year 2025 to help dismantle structural barriers to opportunity for Black and Brown communities and those living on low incomes,”
The $200 million they were asking lawmakers to include in the FY 2022 budget is less than half of what excluded workers would need in order to achieve parity with folks receiving unemployment benefits, according to a report by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
While the Council votes twice on the DC budget, we know that the first vote is the most consequential moment for Councilmembers to improve the lives of Black and brown, and immigrant communities, whose economic, social, and cultural contributions are the heart […]
The highest income residents in DC pay less as a share of their income than the rest of us. At the same time, low-income Black and brown DC residents have been economically devastated by the pandemic.
Eliana Golding, a policy analyst at DCFPI focused on inclusive economies, says presenting trackable metrics in an easily digestible or visual way allows activists & organizers to add quantitative data to their lived experiences when advocating to lawmakers.
Eighty percent of DC voters support raising taxes on incomes above $250,000 a year to support the District’s long-term economic recovery, a new poll from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and DC Action shows.
Lawmakers must use this pivotal moment to reform DC’s tax code and advance racial equity. To create a strong and just recovery and better future, these reforms must include higher income taxes on the wealthiest residents.
Nearly 80 organizations organizations sent Mayor Bowser and the DC Council a letter urging them to use the funds on intentional investments and interventions in a timely way, with a laser focus on targeting those most in need and addressing the racial […]
