Every tax dollar a billionaire writes off on their yacht is a tax dollar that has to come from you.
It doesn't have to be this way.
We can limit the influence of billionaires in our politics and make them pay their fair share so we can start cutting OUR taxes.
Elon Musk’s $78 million private jet? He can write that off. Jeff Bezos’ $500 million mega-yacht? He can write that off, too.
It’s a scam.
This is why billionaires buy politicians — to rewrite the rules and rig the system for themselves.
Oil heiress Phyllis Taylor wrote off her own company’s oil spill and paid zero federal income taxes.
Campbell Soup heiress Charlotte Weber wrote off Kentucky Derby racehorses and used the losses to drive down her federal tax bills.
Just look at business tax write-offs, a rule originally meant to help small business owners cover basic costs like office space or travel.
But billionaires take advantage of write-offs in ways the rest of us can’t.
Today is Tax Day.
This year, nearly every American will pay more in taxes — except for billionaires.
For 50 years, billionaires have bought politicians to rewrite the tax code in their favor. Here’s how:
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
James Talarico visits seniors in DeSoto 👏
During Holy Week, we remember: love is stronger than fear.
Thank you to Wesley UMC for inviting me to worship with you.
Happy Easter!
@jamestalarico.bsky.social spent time hearing from community leaders in the heart of Dallas last week 💙
Reporter: There is something about James Talarico that is sending Christian nationalists and MAGA allies into a total spiral.
Talarico does something that very few Democrats do — he speaks openly and unapologetically about how his Christian faith informs his moral and political views.
@JamesTalarico.bsky.social at the Dallas County Democratic Party Convention!
James Talarico: This is a very serious allegation to make in Texas, so I want to say this definitively and categorically: I deny all accusations of veganism.
I will give a shout out to the best barbecue joint in Texas, Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, Texas. Check it out.
James Talarico: There was a promise made by the president during his campaign that he wasn't gonna start any more wars, and now he's started multiple wars just in the first year of his administration. I can sympathize with the disillusionment that some of the folks in the MAGA movement are feeling.
Tim Miller: Would you vote against Markwayne Mullin for a cabinet position?
James Talarico: I would. I would be a no on any potential secretary who is not willing to tear down this secret police force and replace it with an agency that's actually focused on public safety.
@JamesTalarico.bsky.social worshipped with Mt. Zion Baptist Church this Sunday 💙
The President of the United States said I insulted Jesus.
You want to know what insults Jesus?
Kicking the sick off their healthcare.
Bombing schoolchildren in Iran.
Deporting moms and babies.
Covering up the Epstein files.
Here’s why MAGA is attacking our movement:
There’s a new war in the Middle East.
There’s a cost of living crisis.
There’s a secret pedophile ring.
They're hoping Americans care more about culture wars than actual wars. More about pronouns than prices.
We're not falling for it.
James Talarico: Neither John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton deserve the honor of representing this great state. Both of them are far more interested in serving their billionaire megadonors than serving the people of Texas.
James Talarico: They’re scared of the movement we are building. They’re gonna throw everything they have at us.
They’re gonna call me a ‘radical leftist.’
They’re going to call me a ‘fake Christian.’
They’ll call us a threat.
The only truth is — we are a threat to their corrupt system.
No more forever wars.
There’s never enough money for schools or healthcare or veterans.
But there’s always enough money to bomb people on the other side of the world.
We can support the democracy movement in Iran without bombing innocent schoolchildren and sending our American troops off to die.
James Talarico in first interview since his primary victory:
My faith teaches me to love my neighbor as myself.
Texas has a deep hunger for a different kind of politics rooted in love. The old politics of total war is dying, and we are building a movement to take on this broken system.
I was honored to attend the homegoing service of one of my heroes: Rev. Jesse Jackson.
As a pastor, he preached unity and love. As a candidate, he built a multi-racial working-class coalition.
Thank you to the Jackson Family for inviting me to celebrate his incredible life.
This new kind of politics is being born right here in Texas.
I am tired of being pitted against my neighbor.
I am tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
My faith teaches me to love my neighbor as myself.
Not just my neighbor who looks like me.
Not just my neighbor who prays like me.
Not just my neighbor who votes like me.
I am called to love all of my neighbors the way I love myself.
One thing is clear: we’re about to take back Texas.
To the billionaires who have taken over our state and our country: your unchecked power is coming to an end.
To the people of Texas: this election is our chance to take power back for ourselves and our communities.
