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Use the new $6000 Senior Tax Deduction to support your values and reduce the harm of the OBBBA
We are calling the campaign “Take THIS Bait — But Don’t Get Hooked.” It offers people who are unable to march and protest an action they can do from home. And provides those who can protest and march a way to take their activism further. People over and under 65, people with money and without, can find at least one action that Supports Their Values and suits their means.
Educate Yourself and Others on the Damage of the OBBBA
OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) made extensive changes in taxes and spending, reflecting the priorities of the current administration – giving huge tax breaks to the rich and their corporations, funding homeland security and immigration at staggering levels, and cutting spending in healthcare, education, and food assistance. Although all of us are hurt in some way by these policies, people with the most need are receiving the greatest harm. Learn more about the impact of the OBBBA.
The enhanced $6000 senior deduction allows eligible taxpayers 65 and over to subtract an additional $6000 from taxable income. It is a deduction, not a credit. That means it reduces the amount of income that is taxed for some seniors, but does not provide a refund by itself.
More than 50% of seniors owe no income tax and will not benefit from the deduction. No one will get a gift of $6000. Eligible seniors may see a maximum tax savings of $600-$1440 per senior in their household, depending on their rate of taxation. Learn more about the $6000 senior deduction.
Learn more with our Report on the New Enhanced Tax Deduction for Seniors.
Not everyone will qualify for the deduction. However, everyone can share this information:
With friends/family who can share with their friends/family who have friends/family who can donate
On print or social media
Spread the Word to Others
Donate What You Can and Where it Supports Your Values
Some of us see this $6000 deduction as a way to placate us, as a bribe for a Republican vote in 2028, or to make us complicit in the damage OBBBA has done. To simply refuse the deduction leaves money in the treasury that is likely to be used for programs that conflict with our values. This campaign, Take THIS Bait, but Don’t Get Hooked, provides an opportunity to counter these policies.
Donate what you can of your tax savings to organizations that are working to help those who need it most, advocacy groups working for social justice, or candidates working for political change.