Today was designated a national day of protest by US Uncut – a grassroots organization engaged in direct action against corporate tax cheats. Today’s protests, which took place across 40 states, focused primarily on Bank of America. Here, with more on why Bank of America was chosen as a target, is a clip from The […]
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Going after corporate tax cheats like Bank of America and G.E.
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Armand Biroonak, bailout, Bank of America, Bob Willens, corporate socialism, corporate takeover of politics, corporate tax cheats, credit unions, GE, J.A. Myerson, Jeffrey Immelt, John Samuels, Move Your Money Project, move your money to a credit union, offshore tax havens, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, shared sacrifice, tax policy, taxes, U.S. Uncut 32 Comments
It’s time to peel off the Obama decals and set the lobbyists on fire
According to Reuters today, Obama is urging “a new spirt of compromise on healthcare.” What might that mean, you wonder. Well, Senator Jay Rockefeller seems to think it means big payoffs to the healthcare industry, in exchange for a hollow legislative victory. He estimates that, in the current draft of the healthcare reform bill being […]
Posted in Health Also tagged burning things in effigy, call to action, change, Change decals, compromise, corporate socialism, corporate subsidies, corruption, Daschle, Elmendorf Strategies, Frank Rich, Gephardt, healthcare reform, Heather Podesta, Jay Rockefeller, lobbyists, money in politics, Obama stickers, Senate Finance Committee, special interests, the public option, Thomas Frank, UnitedHealth, Wall Street run healthcare, “I intend to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over.” 27 Comments