We Can (And Must) Make Wall Street Pay

[Donnachaidh]

http://makewallstreetpay.org/news/2011_0307b.html

In December, tax cuts for the richest of the rich passed with no significant resistance — not on the Hill, not on the street, and not even online. Then, corporate executives and their new inserted politicians, feeling total triumph was around the corner, said let's go for the jugular — the bargaining rights of organized workers. Oops.

Inspired by workers in Wisconsin and Ohio, Americans from coast to coast are now standing up and fighting back. Even more hopeful is how we are shifting from defense to offense. Just take the issue of budgets - Americans are now standing up saying we will not be fooled by false debates about budgets and deficits.

We know the country is not facing a budget crisis — it's a revenue crisis. And, we found the money. It's on Wall Street.

Through a series of online and on-the-ground actions today, a coalition of community organizing networks active across 30 states is launching the Make Wall Street Pay Campaign. In addition to fighting back conservative power plays in government, we are going at Wall Street directly.

More at the link --

[Scuba]

1. They already pay... the congresscritters to do their bidding. n/t

[Canuckistanian]

2. "It's a revenue crisis"

Exactly. We need to get THAT on the airwaves.

[Rex]

3. Yeah the bastards thought that since they could fix the market

we would all just be pushovers. Fucking idiots.

[Blue Owl]

4. Otherwise, we're telling the children that it's OK to cheat & steal to win

n/t