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Social Security is in trouble The Social Security Trustees’ latest report on June 2 has bad news: Social Security’s Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund is rapidly running out of money. The trustees say the OASI trust fund will be exhausted in 2034. At that point, all beneficiaries will get a 23% cut […]
Americans for Prosperity to Launch Major Campaign Mobilizing Grassroots Against Latest Attempt to Salvage “Build Back Better” Arlington, VA – With news reports indicating Democrats in the Senate are moving closer to a deal on a reconciliation package as inflation surges to a new 40-year high of 9.1% in June, Americans for Prosperity is announcing […]
Series of testimonials highlights painstaking tradeoffs and appeals to Washington to change course. Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today extended its “True Cost of Washington” campaign with the launch of a series of testimonial ads about how rising costs have been putting pressure on individuals and families and what Washington needs to do to provide […]
President Biden is right about one thing – peoples’ lives are being changed. Arlington, Va. – Earlier today in a speech to the AFL-CIO, President Biden dismissed the impact of massive new government spending on today’s historic inflation, saying, “I don’t want to hear any more of these lies about reckless spending—we’re changing people’s lives!” AFP Vice […]
AFP-MS State Director Starla Brown visits Capitol Hill ahead of MS events JACKSON, MS — Americans for Prosperity – Mississippi (AFP-MS) State Director Starla Brown was on Capitol Hill last week meeting with Mississippi lawmakers as the “True Cost of Washington” bus tour kicks off. AFP met with lawmakers on the cost of inflation as part […]
AFP-SC State Director Candace Carroll visits Capitol Hill ahead of SC bus stops COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) State Director Candace Carroll was on Capitol Hill last week meeting with South Carolina lawmakers as the “True Cost of Washington” bus tour kicks off. AFP met with lawmakers on the cost of […]
Imagine If Another $4.7 Trillion Was Spent Last Fall Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity Senior Fellow Kurt Couchman issued the following statement on the latest alarming inflation numbers released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “As bad as inflation is today, imagine how much worse it would be if the White House had […]
DENVER, CO – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and The LIBRE Initiative (LIBRE) denounced Colorado’s HB21-1351, a bill that would delay SB21-260, otherwise known as the “gas fee,” by 6 months, from July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023. This legislation has been introduced as an attempt to shield politicians who supported SB21-260 from voter backlash in November. Jesse […]
Calls it a “bold first step” towards full elimination of the state income tax JACKSON, Miss. – Americans for Prosperity – Mississippi (AFP-MS) today thanked Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves for signing HB 531, Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2022 which would reduce the state income tax. AFP-MS has advocated for a responsible solution to eliminate the state income tax. […]
