Something’s

WRONG

You’re told it your whole life: everyone has to pay their fair share. Taxes befall all Americans– from nurses to cashiers to teachers, who pay a combined billions in federal taxes.

But how much did credit unions pay? $0. That's right, $0. Something's WRONG.

How Credit Unions
Have Benefited

Credit unions used their tax exemption to avoid paying $3,993,929,818
in federal income taxes.


In 2022, credit unions held a grand total of
$2,190,185,662,965
in tax-free assets.

While it took credit unions 106 years to hit the $1 trillion asset threshold in 2015, they needed just six years to double in size and pass
$2 trillion in assets in 2021.

In your state, credit unions paid
$0
in federal income tax.
Meanwhile, teachers, nurses,
and cashiers paid millions.

How Credit Unions
Have Benefitted

Credit unions used their tax exemption to avoid paying $1,042,470,105.60
in federal income taxes.


In 2020, credit unions held a grand total of
$1,969,672,394,635
in tax-free assets.


Even as local businesses
struggled, credit unions used
$344,015,134.85
of their tax subsidy on
nonmember expenses.


In your state credit unions paid
$0
in federal income tax.
Meanwhile, teachers, nurses,
and cashiers paid millions.

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