From LaVern F. Isely
Monroe
What took place in Madison on March 12, 2011 was totally inspiring. There was 85,000 to 100,000 people marching around the Capitol Square shouting "This is what a democracy looks like." All the various union worker standing on the sidewalks with the names of their various unions, who say we have a right to collective bargaining for a living wage. That is the question - what is the difference between those people and a hedge fund dealer, who is so smart that he can make $5 billion a year and pay income tax at only 15-percent rate?
We're telling the world that we're different than third world countries that don't have unions and that's exactly why people from Mexico are migrating to the United States. That's exactly what I saw in Madison - all income classes, all different nationalities trying to tell the world that we have a right to express our view, even though it's as simple as walking in a parade, carrying a sign and I saw a lot of them. Some saying "Tax the Rich" and I say (like hedge fund dealers). I didn't see any that said "Tax the Poor" but that's what's happening.
Gov. Walker took income and sales taxes off the table, leaving the mayors of all the cities fighting with their constituents over the property tax, which isn't based on ability to pay. Some Republicans are breaking ranks and voting for the people they represent. Every time Republicans don't vote for the rights of the people they represent, we should vote against them. If all the Republicans are going to do is represent the richest 1 percent of billionaires, who give them money like the Koch Brothers, then the majority of us will have to vote them out of office.
Just get the DVD documentary "Inside Job" and you'll know what went wrong in the financial crisis and why these billionaire hedge fund dealers should be taxed at a higher rate, if you think they serve any purpose. I don't. I believe in local run community banks that, if they give a customer a loan, keep the loan and not sell it to another big New York Bank.
Big is not always better. It's always quality over quantity and that's what I saw in Madison. A lot of important people, marching peacefully to express their views.
Monroe
What took place in Madison on March 12, 2011 was totally inspiring. There was 85,000 to 100,000 people marching around the Capitol Square shouting "This is what a democracy looks like." All the various union worker standing on the sidewalks with the names of their various unions, who say we have a right to collective bargaining for a living wage. That is the question - what is the difference between those people and a hedge fund dealer, who is so smart that he can make $5 billion a year and pay income tax at only 15-percent rate?
We're telling the world that we're different than third world countries that don't have unions and that's exactly why people from Mexico are migrating to the United States. That's exactly what I saw in Madison - all income classes, all different nationalities trying to tell the world that we have a right to express our view, even though it's as simple as walking in a parade, carrying a sign and I saw a lot of them. Some saying "Tax the Rich" and I say (like hedge fund dealers). I didn't see any that said "Tax the Poor" but that's what's happening.
Gov. Walker took income and sales taxes off the table, leaving the mayors of all the cities fighting with their constituents over the property tax, which isn't based on ability to pay. Some Republicans are breaking ranks and voting for the people they represent. Every time Republicans don't vote for the rights of the people they represent, we should vote against them. If all the Republicans are going to do is represent the richest 1 percent of billionaires, who give them money like the Koch Brothers, then the majority of us will have to vote them out of office.
Just get the DVD documentary "Inside Job" and you'll know what went wrong in the financial crisis and why these billionaire hedge fund dealers should be taxed at a higher rate, if you think they serve any purpose. I don't. I believe in local run community banks that, if they give a customer a loan, keep the loan and not sell it to another big New York Bank.
Big is not always better. It's always quality over quantity and that's what I saw in Madison. A lot of important people, marching peacefully to express their views.
