Debt Justice Alliance
The Debt Justice Alliance includes New York-based organizations the Popular Democracy, Churches United for Fair Housing, New York Communities for Change, Hedge Clippers, and Strong Economy for All.
Our organizations work with immigrant communities across the state who have experienced first-hand the negative impact of austerity measures resulting from the predatory practices of vulture funds.
Find out more at: https://debtjusticealliance.org
Nuestra Campaña
#NotYourTaxHaven es una campaña organizativa, de política pública y digital, que busca educar a nuestra base y crear puntos de presión y discusión sobre la Ley 22 y sus impactos. La campaña tiene una estrategia local para exponer la falta de transparencia del gobierno, denunciar el impacto económico y ambiental, y eliminar la Ley 22 (actual Ley 60); así como una estrategia federal, que busca asegurar una adecuada supervisión del IRS a los beneficiarios de la Ley 22.
La Ley 22
La inequidad producida por estos decretos—disponibles para aquellos millonarios que se continúan mudando a Puerto Rico—junto con la ineficiencia gubernamental para fiscalizar, sólo aumenta la pobreza y el desplazamiento. Dicho desplazamiento y el aumento de los costos de la vivienda, están obligando a más puertorriqueños a abandonar sus hogares. Esto ha llevado a quienes ya estaban asumiendo la carga de una crisis económica en curso, a tener que sostener también a millonarios evasores de impuestos.
Puerto Rico No Se Vende es una coalición de organizaciones sin fines de lucro y de base comunitaria, directamente afectadas por los resultados del otorgamiento excesivo de decretos contributivos que han resultado en el aumento de los costos de vivienda y el desplazamiento de familias y comunidades.
Conoce más sobre la Ley 22 aquí.
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#NotYourTaxHaven is an organizing, policy directed and media campaign that seeks to educate our base and create points of pressure and discussion about Act 22 and its impacts. The campaign has a local strategy to expose the lack of government transparency, and denounce the economic and environmental impact and eliminate Act 22 (currently Act 60); as well as a federal strategy, which seeks to ensure adequate IRS oversight of Act 22 beneficiaries.
Act 22
The inequity produced by low taxes—available to those who have recently moved to Puerto Rico—coupled with a lack of accountability, are only increasing poverty and displacement. Displacement and rising housing costs are forcing more Puerto Ricans out of their homes. This has led the people of Puerto Rico, who were already bearing the burden of an ongoing economic crisis, to also have to sustain wealthy tax avoiders.
Puerto Rico No se Vende is a coalition of non-profit and community-based organizations directly affected by the results of the excessive granting of tax decrees that have resulted in increased housing costs and the displacement of families and communities.