{"id":1932,"date":"2022-09-01T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2022-09-15T09:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:27:00","slug":"retirees-in-action-votes-matter-and-the-inflation-reduction-act-will-help-workers-retirees-and-their-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-7\/retirees-in-action-votes-matter-and-the-inflation-reduction-act-will-help-workers-retirees-and-their-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirees in Action: Votes matter and the Inflation Reduction Act will help workers, retirees and their families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1560 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/PEF_Retirees.jpg\" alt=\"PEF Retirees Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/PEF_Retirees.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/PEF_Retirees-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/PEF_Retirees-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was just signed into law.\u00a0 This legislation is good for our retirees and for our union!\u00a0 It is very appropriate that it was enacted just before Labor Day!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I would like to echo PEF President Wayne Spence\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-6\/as-labor-day-approaches-we-cant-say-thank-you-enough\/\">message<\/a> in the July\/August Communicator.\u00a0 Happy belated Labor Day.\u00a0 I hope you were able to walk in a parade or attend a labor-sponsored event.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remember that unions build the middle class, and corporate greed is working to minimize unions\u2019 influence, and that elections have consequences both positive and negative.\u00a0 The IRA is a positive consequence of the 2020 presidential election.\u00a0 Here are some facts about the IRA from our friends at The Alliance for Retired Americans:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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not cost one cent more in taxes for anyone making less than $400,000 a year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It will reduce the deficit by at least $300 billion over 10 years according to the Congressional Budget Office.<\/span> \u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IRA will lower prescription drug prices by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prices.\u00a0 It will penalize drug corporations if they raise prices faster than the inflation rate for people getting Medicare.\u00a0 It will cap Medicare part D drug costs at $2,000 and insulin costs for Medicare recipients at $35 per month.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Originally the bill would have capped insulin costs for everyone, but since this was a reconciliation bill and under the rules of reconciliation costs to private consumers were not a budget item, Republicans in the Senate removed the cap on insulin for everyone and the bill passed while only controlling insulin costs for Medicare recipients. It expands Medicare benefits to include free vaccines. The law will help 13 million Americans maintain health coverage under the Affordable Care Act through 2025, saving them an average of $800 per year.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The legislation also makes historic investments in clean energy that can cut household energy costs by up to $1,000 per year, address the climate change issue and create up to 900,000 jobs a year for the next decade.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IRA is fully paid for by requiring that large profitable corporations pay at least a minimum 15% tax rate.\u00a0 In 2020, 55 of America&#8217;s largest and wealthiest corporations paid $0 in income taxes.\u00a0 Now, corporations will also pay a 1% tax on stock buybacks.\u00a0 Additionally, the IRS will get a boost in funding so it can go after tax cheats who already owe taxes.\u00a0 This funding boost also will allow the IRS to expand customer service centers that help taxpayers wanting to get their tax refund on time or their phone calls answered promptly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under this bill there are no new federal income taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year.\u00a0 This bill is good for seniors, unions, workers, the deficits, the environment and the economy!\u00a0 I applaud the work that New York\u2019s Senator Chuck Schumer did as senate majority leader to make this happen in spite of very intense opposition from the GOP.\u00a0 Not even one Republican voted for this plan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remember that in November &#8212; because your vote matters!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was just signed into law.\u00a0 This legislation is good for our retirees and for our union!\u00a0 It is very appropriate that it was enacted&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"division":[],"allowed_regions":[],"allowed_divisions":[],"class_list":["post-1932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-40-no-7"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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