While the MSM in the US and Canada plays up and focuses on the Tea Party and the move to the right in our political landscape, there is another movement taking place in the US and hopefully soon in Canada. Using Social Networks to get out the word these movements to take back the country from the top 1% are alive and well. No wonder governments in the UK, Canada and the US want to give the police power to close down or control these networks.
For more information on what our friends in the US are doing, take a look at these three sites to start AmpedStatus.org where you will find information on protests that did not make the MSM in either the US or Canada. The second is US Uncut which is a call for action and which lists where and how people can get involved. TThe third site is October 2011 and they are calling for a day of action on October 6th in Washington DC. The following is from their site:
What is this action?
The following is from an article in the Nation about US uncut. The link to the article is here
Q: What is US Uncut?
A: US Uncut is an anti–tax dodging movement. According to the group, they are “about taking action against unnecessary and unfair cuts to public services across the US.” They believe the country isn’t broke, but rather the elite and wealthy are permitted to play by a different set of rules that permits them to shelter their revenue in foreign tax havens and skirt other taxes.What do they hope to accomplish?
A: Gibson told In These Times, "We want to re frame the national debate about how to deal with this recession: Instead of saying 'what can we cut from the budget because we can't possibly raise taxes on anyone,' why don't we make the two-thirds of corporations that don't pay any income taxes pay their fair share? If we did, the U.S. Treasury would recoup $100 billion a year, a trillion dollars in a decade."
I am not hopeful of a similar movement to US uncut, in Canada but we are slowly waking up to the issues that the lack of revenues caused by big corporations not paying their share, can cause to governments. While we are becoming aware, we are still not moving ahead to stop them. As an example of the inaction of the people, Rafe Mair has a wonderful blog on the death of BC Hydro which again shows how the power brokers in BC are robbing the people with the support of the government and how a small group has been warning us of this for years. If you have not already read his article it is here. The following is from his blog: This will be a short blog because the point is simple…and devastating.
Mark down August 12, 2011 as the day BC Hydro all but concluded its suicide mission, with the Campbell/Clark government and the Review Panel playing the role of Dr. Jack Kervorkian.
When you sort through the announcement by Rich Coleman and the verbose report itself, you learn that BC Hydro will cut its future costs by 50%, which in practical terms means this: Hydro will be unable to upgrade its facilities and build generators on flood control dams which means they will buy more and more power from more and more private power producers – which is surplus to their needs – buggering up more and more rivers and streams, thus fulfilling the Campbell/Clark government’s ambition to privatize power in BC. For the rest go here
For more information on what our friends in the US are doing, take a look at these three sites to start AmpedStatus.org where you will find information on protests that did not make the MSM in either the US or Canada. The second is US Uncut which is a call for action and which lists where and how people can get involved. TThe third site is October 2011 and they are calling for a day of action on October 6th in Washington DC. The following is from their site:
What is this action?
This is a gathering of people who support peace and social, economic and environmental justice. Our intention is to stay in Washington, D.C. as a unified presence. We will use ongoing actions of nonviolent resistance to disrupt the forces that corrupt our political process and undermine our rights and human needs. We will demand changes that shift power away from concentrated corporate capital and free us to create solutions that lead to a just and sustainable future.
Where and when will the action take place?
The action will begin in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. (at 13th St. and Pennsylvania Avenue NW) on Thursday, October 6th in the morning.The following is from an article in the Nation about US uncut. The link to the article is here
Q: What is US Uncut?
A: US Uncut is an anti–tax dodging movement. According to the group, they are “about taking action against unnecessary and unfair cuts to public services across the US.” They believe the country isn’t broke, but rather the elite and wealthy are permitted to play by a different set of rules that permits them to shelter their revenue in foreign tax havens and skirt other taxes.What do they hope to accomplish?
A: Gibson told In These Times, "We want to re frame the national debate about how to deal with this recession: Instead of saying 'what can we cut from the budget because we can't possibly raise taxes on anyone,' why don't we make the two-thirds of corporations that don't pay any income taxes pay their fair share? If we did, the U.S. Treasury would recoup $100 billion a year, a trillion dollars in a decade."
I am not hopeful of a similar movement to US uncut, in Canada but we are slowly waking up to the issues that the lack of revenues caused by big corporations not paying their share, can cause to governments. While we are becoming aware, we are still not moving ahead to stop them. As an example of the inaction of the people, Rafe Mair has a wonderful blog on the death of BC Hydro which again shows how the power brokers in BC are robbing the people with the support of the government and how a small group has been warning us of this for years. If you have not already read his article it is here. The following is from his blog: This will be a short blog because the point is simple…and devastating.
Mark down August 12, 2011 as the day BC Hydro all but concluded its suicide mission, with the Campbell/Clark government and the Review Panel playing the role of Dr. Jack Kervorkian.
When you sort through the announcement by Rich Coleman and the verbose report itself, you learn that BC Hydro will cut its future costs by 50%, which in practical terms means this: Hydro will be unable to upgrade its facilities and build generators on flood control dams which means they will buy more and more power from more and more private power producers – which is surplus to their needs – buggering up more and more rivers and streams, thus fulfilling the Campbell/Clark government’s ambition to privatize power in BC. For the rest go here
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