The House Republican tax plan includes a $1.5 trillion corporate tax cut and a giant tax hike on graduate students.
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A provision tucked away in the House’s bill would count the tuition waiver (~$12,000 - $50,000 per year, depending on the institution) given to many graduate students as income, meaning that students would pay taxes on tens of thousands of dollars that they never see. The bill would double or even triple many students’ taxes, making graduate school an unaffordable proposition except for those already independently wealthy.
About 145,000 grad students received a tuition waiver in 2011-12, according to the latest data available from the American Council on Education. That’s nearly 3 times the number of coal miners in the United States.
"How To" Guide on Effectively Contacting Your Representatives
January 01, 2020
Provided by Rubin Khoddam: We were contacted by someone who works on Capitol Hill and who graciously provided some useful suggestions for calling your elected officials (both House and Senate). They are great suggestions and we're really appreciative of this person taking the time to send us this list. Hope you all are able to put these suggestions to good use in the coming week!
VIDEO--How the tax plan will hurt graduate students!
November 15, 2017
This video visually depicts the problems with the tax reform relating to grad student stipends and shows you what a successful rally looks like. Have questions on how to organize the walkout/rally at your campus? Contact our expert activist partners at #SaveGradEd. They have been fighting the good fight for months now!
November 14, 2017
The House Republican tax plan includes a $1.5 trillion corporate tax cut and a giant tax hike on graduate students.