"Under the bill, a government agency could charge someone as much as 121/2 cents per page - half the allowable per-page fee for photocopying records - to examine a public record that he or she requested..."
"However, the bill would narrow the law's applicability to government contractors" Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100930_Pa__Senate_OKs_changes_in_Right-to-Know_Law.html#ixzz111C523fe At first, this democracy tax seems like simply a barrier to the poorer classes right to know. It's like the civic association dues required for the right to participate in governmental decisions for neighborhoods (e.g. Clark Park) But in the era of privatization and the shadowy terrorist industrial complex, it is the 2nd part, to shield corporate secrecy that should alarm everyone. Corporations are not bound by the amendments to the constitution. When this passes, they will be exused from the right to know law as our government continues to be privatized. Example: The army experience center was deliberately located in a private mall. Citizens were arrested for trespassing and we had no right to protest the evil center. Part of the reason that the corporate elite wants complete privatization of government is to destroy our rights as citizens. This change is in important step toward ending Constitutional protections. ---- 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>.
