We are the 1 percent

Every year of my life, family members put funds into trusts for my benefit, ensuring that their wealth will pass to me tax-free.

I was raised in the 1% and am still in it. My salary as an educator is 10 times smaller than the income I make from these inherited investments… but the tax rate on those investments is far lower than the tax rate on my salary.

I love my family. I don’t love the system that allows us to keep using our surplus wealth to accumulate more surplus wealth when so many people are struggling to meet basic needs.

I want to live in a world where everyone has access to quality health care, housing, education, and food. There is more than enough to go around: the problem is that what we all should be sharing is sequestered in the hands of a small minority.

I AM THE 1%. I STAND WITH THE 99%. RAISE MY TAXES.