American Forum Commentary

Unmarried women face a much higher unemployment rate than Americans as a whole, are more likely to be uninsured, and are paid substantially less than men. That’s why it’s important that we support a federal budget that includes additional investments in health care, education, and energy reform.

But how will we pay for it? The proposed budget raises revenue for these critical investments by restoring fairness to the tax code after years of giveaways to the very wealthy and the largest corporations. Taxpayers with incomes over $250,000 for couples or $200,000 for individuals would lose some of the tax breaks enacted in 2001 and 2003. Corporations would lose tax breaks that encourage them to move jobs and profits overseas, and the big oil companies would lose special tax breaks as well.

Unmarried women came out to vote in record numbers last year because of hope for a better tomorrow. Now it’s time to take the next step and agree to a budget that addresses the healthcare crisis, creates jobs, and invests in education, from early childhood through college.