>"A crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste." > > -- Amy Gutmann > http://tinyurl.com/d5dba8 >
And Amy, Penn, and their mayor are not wasting this one. Selling the public schools, libraries, recreation centers, and trash collection are only some goals. Busting unions, regressive taxation, and increasing corporate welfare are also major targets for our ivy mayor and this crisis. Aren't we lucky to have all these forums at the same time the mayor is having less publicized forums for big big business leaders. I like the lie and fear about chasing businesses out. Many of the biggest corporate businesses doing business in Philadelphia don't have headquarters here. If these entities, like Penn too, paid their fair share instead of parasitically using the city for free, as they pull in the big bucks; the budget problem could be solved, while small local businesses could all be exempt from additional tax burden. Small businesses pay high taxes but huge international corporations often pay nothing or almost nothing. But we're supposed to be so afraid that they can insist on any lie they choose! International corporations aren't going to stop selling beer here if they were forced to pay their fair share, as just one example. I was told by a reliable source that the city is refusing to give up data so that these large corporations local tax burden and residency could be looked at and understood. Imagine that! The biggest crisis, by far, is the power and ruthless tactics of the plutocracy spinning perpetual crisis. Glenn, a citizen -----Original Message----- >From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN <laserb...@speedymail.org> >Sent: Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM >To: UnivCity Listserv <univcity@list.purple.com> >Subject: Re: [UC] [Fwd: PlanPhilly: A President's House Divided] > >Glenn moyer wrote: >> Milton Friedman would be very proud of their use of a crisis. > > >"A crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste." > > -- Amy Gutmann > http://tinyurl.com/d5dba8 > > > > >.................. >UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---- >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
