At the end of Dwight Eisenhower’s term as a Republican president from 1953 to 1961, the top marginal income tax rate was 91%. That rate applied not to the entire income, but only to the top portion of a very high income. The rich could still get richer, but not obscenely so, as they do […]
BALLOTS ARE ARRIVING… … for everyone in California, and for many across the country. Look in the Green Voter Guide to help with CA state propositions and other races. You will find a “voter card” HERE. For a link to a PDF of the entire publication, see the line above the “Please note” paragraph. CHECK […]
The reality of someone having a billion dollars is almost impossible to grasp. You change one little letter in millionaire, from an “m” to a “b” and what’s the big deal? Why even think about it? We think about it because when we have billionaires, we have a big problem for democracy, which is government […]
The year 2020 has been a challenging year! We have in front of us, however, two great opportunities. Please forward this message to your contacts, you never know who needs to hear this message of hope. 1) PUBLIC BANKING has a lot of momentum right now. It’s a root solution that helps all other solutions […]
Big money will be talking plenty between now and November 2020. How does it make us do what it wants, even going against our own self-interest? One of big money’s targets will be the “Prop 13 reform” initiative on the ballot in California. Winning Prop 13 reform will have repercussions across the country. The money […]
“Tax The Rich” is an idea approved by more and more people across the political spectrum according to multiple polls taken in 2019.
Right now we have a very real chance to move this popular idea forward. California passed Prop 13 in 1978, flattened property tax for residents and corporations, and unfortunately started an overall “tax revolt” which has benefited the super-wealthy for more than 40 years while pretending to help the rest of us.
1. AN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY
I had not planned to run for Congress at all, certainly not against Barbara Lee, arguably one of the most progressive longterm members of Congress. However, when we realized she would be unopposed on the primary ballot, we saw an opportunity we needed to seize: we could have a one-on-one contest between a no-corporate-money Green and an incumbent Democrat who does take corporate money.
DISTRICT 13’s WISH LIST FOR CONGRESS
WHAT WE WANT:
OUR DEMOCRACY IS IN PERIL
THE VERY BASICS WE NEED
FOREIGN POLICY AND WAR
DISTRICT 13’s WISH LIST FOR CONGRESS
WHAT WE WANT:
OUR DEMOCRACY IS IN PERIL
THE VERY BASICS WE NEED
FOREIGN POLICY AND WAR
