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January 2012 Domestic National Conference Call: Bold and Inspiring Plans for 2012

The RESULTS Domestic January 2012 national conference call focused on our January Action: Group Planning, and featured Indivar Dutta-Gupta from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Indivar provided us a comprehensive overview of what the 2012 congressional agenda will likely play out on anti-poverty issues. In addition, the call featured an overview of our 2012 U.S. Poverty Campaigns, a review of Group Planning resources, RESULTS volunteer leaders in Houston, Columbus, Broward County and Santa Fe sharing about their recent work and plans for 2012, a demonstration of how to Request a Face-to-Face Lobby Visit with a Member of Congress (our January 2012 Domestic Laser Talk), and insights on how fundraising can even help groups achieve your expansion goals and reach out to your community.

Economic Opportunity: Improving the EITC and CTC

A new research paper from the Tax Policy Center advocates for the simplification and updating of current tax credits that benefit low-income workers and families. The paper, “Considerations in Efforts to Restructure Refundable Work-Based Credits,” by Steve Holt and Elaine Maag, argues that the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC), and the new Make Work Pay Credit (MWP) have done a great deal to help low-income individuals and families supplement their income. Despite this success, there is still room for improvement.

Making the Case: Low-Income Tax Credits (and Health Reform) Are Key to Economic Recovery

The Washington switch to the topic of jobs presents us with a great opportunity. RESULTS supports efforts at creating jobs, especially for low-income people in the U.S., and one effective way to create jobs is by investing in anti-poverty programs. Investing in programs that help people meet basic needs, including food, shelter and health care, causes positive changes in the local and national economy. Beginning this month, RESULTS U.S. poverty groups are pushing for expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which incentivizes work by providing substantial tax refunds for workers in low-income jobs, while continuing to push for meaningful health reform. Join us and take action today!

February 2010 Conference Call: Health Reform and Low-Income Tax Credits are Key to Economic Recovery

Every second Saturday of the month, RESULTS groups across the country gather for a national conference call (a U.S. poverty call at 12:30 pm ET and a global poverty call at 2 pm ET). On our February U.S. poverty conference call, Monica Mills of Bread for the World clearly and effectively laid out the case for protecting and strengthening tax credits for the poor in 2010. You can listen to the February 2010 Domestic Conference Call: Health Reform and Low-Income Tax Credits are Key to Economic Recovery on our website using this link.

November 2010 RESULTS Domestic Conference Call: Push the Lame Duck Congress to Support EITC, CTC

We started the November 2010 RESULTS Domestic Conference Call with Executive Director Joanne Carter’s perspective on the election and the importance of RESULTS’ work. Our guest speaker was Joan Huffer, the Director of the Federal Budget Initiative at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Joan shared her insights on pending tax legislation and the critical importance of extending the 2009 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) improvements for low-income working families. Join dozens of RESULTS activists who have already sent the Lame Duck Congress handwritten letters urging them to make these vital tax credits for low-income working families a priority. Use the talking points in our November Action sheet and send off letters ASAP. We also heard more about recent fundraising events organized by RESULTS volunteers in Columbus and Des Moines, and the next steps to making our Fall Friends and Family Campaign a success. Listen to our November 2010 RESULTS Domestic Conference Call: Greet the Lame Duck Congress and Support EITC, CTC and

Congress Passes Compromise Tax Package

On December 16, the House passed the tax compromise 277-148 — we’ve got the vote on our website.

October 2011 Domestic National Conference Call: Protecting Those Living in Poverty in Budget Deal

The October RESULTS U.S. Poverty national conference call featured guest speaker Debbie Weinstein of the Coalition on Human Needs, talking about the current work of the Super Committee and its impact on federal anti-poverty programs. Debbie did a great job at providing us an overview of the Super Committee, pointing out that the choices they make could either hurt or help people, including possible cuts to anti-poverty programs like Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP (food stamps), the EITC, the CTC, etc. The conference call also included an update on recent proposals to increase funding for Head Start and Early Head Start, as well as maintain Child Care services for low-income working families. In addition, RESULTS volunteers in Tacoma, WA, and Columbus, OH, shared recent fundraising successes. Listen to the October 2011 Domestic National Conference Call: Protecting Those Living in Poverty in Budget Deal for all the details!