From On the Move #155, page 9:
"The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago"
Ty Fahner, President
Not just one wealthy CEO - a whole club of them, working to undermine public employee pensions, weaken unions and privatize elementary and secondary education.
The Civic Committee was a mostly behind-the-scenes source of influence until recently, when it was exposed for pushing to have Illinois' credit rating lowered, all so it could put increased pressure on lawmakers to gut public employee pensions. A lower credit rating also means millions of dollars in increased borrowing costs for the state - costs that fall on the shoulders of taxpayers. And if any of the CEOs on the committee, or the companies they run, hold state bonds, they'd stand to profit from a credit rating downgrade - again, at taxpayer expense."
"Wealthy CEO's push hurts Illinois taxpayers" from Illinois Council 31 - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
http://www.afscme31.org/news/wealthy-ceos-push-hurts-illinois-taxpayers
Pensions
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Monday, February 27, 2012
Great Candidates, Great Liars, One Slot
One candidate wears 1950's big daddy sweaters and always obeys the former george to comfort himself.
Another candidate wears 2050's broken factory shells and a killer prospectus to comfort himself.
Some other candidate wears today's neckbrace to face forward, away from history books and logical conclusions, to comfort himself.
This is a guessing game because we only have a few facts.
The former george re-introduced torture into our lives, and he really really enjoyed hearing the stories, probably still does. The present president introduced small death squads into our lives, and he really really enjoys the telling of and the taking credit for the stories, probably always will. Both excuse torturers while they punish truth-tellers. Both say one thing out of the sides of their mouths, then do the opposite. Neither has any use for habeas corpus or other necessary tools of Democracy.
The guess in the game is this - Which is the more dangerous?
Great Candidates,
Great Liars,
One Slot
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http://repealpa4.org/RepealPA4.org/Blank.html - Michigan voters work on repeal
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How about a day for education?
http://www.occupyed.org/
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We love you, Lucy Lawless!
Another candidate wears 2050's broken factory shells and a killer prospectus to comfort himself.
Some other candidate wears today's neckbrace to face forward, away from history books and logical conclusions, to comfort himself.
This is a guessing game because we only have a few facts.
The former george re-introduced torture into our lives, and he really really enjoyed hearing the stories, probably still does. The present president introduced small death squads into our lives, and he really really enjoys the telling of and the taking credit for the stories, probably always will. Both excuse torturers while they punish truth-tellers. Both say one thing out of the sides of their mouths, then do the opposite. Neither has any use for habeas corpus or other necessary tools of Democracy.
The guess in the game is this - Which is the more dangerous?
Great Candidates,
Great Liars,
One Slot
*
http://repealpa4.org/RepealPA4.org/Blank.html - Michigan voters work on repeal
*
How about a day for education?
http://www.occupyed.org/
*
We love you, Lucy Lawless!
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