March to Stop the Freeloaders

[Donnachaidh]

http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2011/04/01/march-to-stop-the-freeloaders/

The nation’s greedy corporations and insatiable wealthy are fattening themselves on workers. There’s no trickle down. It’s the opposite; the rich have been sucking the economic lifeblood from the middle class for decades.

When reckless Wall Street banksters get taxpayer-funded bailouts, billionaires get tax breaks and gigantic corporations like GE and Bank of America pay absolutely no federal income taxes, they’re getting for free the very public services that enable them to make massive profits in this country – the courts, the roads, the trade regulators, the patent enforcement.

The middle class doesn’t get those big time special deals and loopholes. Workers pay their taxes. As a result, it’s workers footing the bill for the government services that enrich the rich. Greedy corporations, their CEOs and the right-wing politicians they buy with tens of millions in campaign cash are freeloaders.

It’s time workers stood up to the freeloaders. Join Monday’s We Are One rallies. These demonstrations across the country by religious groups, social justice organizations and labor unions will illustrate that the middle class is mad as hell and not going to take trickster economics anymore.

More at the link --

[DenverDad]

1. +1

The middle-class consumers are the TRUE job creators in this country.

[ananda]

2. I guess that would be Vampire Economics...

... with the rich sucking the economic lifeblood of the middle class.

[Scuba]

3. RALLY UP WISCONSIN! Madison Capitol Events - Sat. April 2 - Mon. Apr. 4

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ...

This is the last weekend before the election, and we have an extremely important court hearing tomorrow, April 1. Whichever way things go in court tomorrow, Please come to Madison Saturday, Sunday, AND (or) Monday to make a Big Stand at the Capitol, Rock the Vote, and show that our spirit and resolve is AS STRONG AS EVER!

Saturday, April 2

10:00 AM - Protest Run - 14 lap (8 miles) around the Capitol square. Run starts at the State Street corner and suits all runner levels. Feel free to join us for 1-14 laps

7:00 - 8:00 PM - Vigil at Capitol @ State Street Entrance. Hosted by The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice (ICWJ) and Madison Urban Ministry

Sunday, April 3
2:00 to 3:45PM
- March on the Capitol and mass in the rotunda for mass singing of labor songs, with local unions providing thousands of songbooks. The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin, Madison Urban Ministry, and the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice are co-sponsoring this.

Sun. April 3 - ALL DAY! - Forward Wisconsin Festival - Support Workers Rights Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue.
$5 freewill donation requested
Doors open at noon.
GREAT MUSIC LINE-up!
1:00———Jeff Larsen
2:00———SpareTime Bluegrass Band
3:00———Cork ‘n Bottle String Band
4:00———Ken Lonnquist and the Whateverleys
5:00———Yid Vicious
6:00———Stephanie Rearick
7:00———Mike Felten
8:00———The Apologists
9:00———The Kissers (They'll certainly play "Scotty They're Coming for You" Listen Here: http://thekissers.com/music-5.html )

Monday, April 4
Statewide Day of Action and GOTV Rally. The Rev. Jesse Jackson will address thousands who gather for a rally at the Capitol, followed by a candlelight vigil expected to fill the grounds surrounding the building well into the night. April 4th is the anniversary of the date that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN while working to support black sanitary public works employees on strike for equal pay & economic justice. Monday's events hope to highlight Dr. King's push for workers' rights, and reaffirm Wisconsin & America's commitment to positive labor history.

4:00 PM - Poor People's Campaign March around the Capitol & City Hall
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Featured performances by Michelle Shocked, Michael Franti, and speeches by the Reverend Jesse Jackson and other leaders of the movement.

GOTV RALLIES TAKING PLACE AROUND THE STATE APRIL 2 - APRIL 4

...in preparation for crucial state Supreme Court elections April 5, when labor and its allies hope to elect Assistant Attorney General Joanne Kloppenburg to the state's high court and defeat pro-Walker incumbent David Prosser. The Rock the Vote rallies also intend to build support for recall campaigns against Republican state senators. Rallies are planned for Milwaukee, De Pere, Janesville, La Crosse, Sheboygan and numerous other towns and cities.

EVEN MORE STATEWIDE RALLIES HERE:

http://scottwalkerwatch.com/?page_id=1841

[sarcasmo]

4. The class war is cranking up, kick and rec.