"Thank Taxes for My Playground!"
"Thank Taxes for My Ride!"
YouTube Videos & Photos Urge People to Think Twice About Tax Day Grumbling
Every year, conservatives use April 15 to rally against taxes and government spending. Check out these youtube videos - My Tax Dollars at Work and Thank Taxes - part of a cool campaign to get the public thinking of the services our tax dollars pay for that we often take for granted.
Better yet, go to www.thanktaxes.org to share your photo online or via Twitter.
Collect Taxes, Don't Cut Services
That's one suggestion from SEIU members in Los Angeles, who are protesting service cuts and furloughs proposed by their city's mayor. (You can read fact sheets about these ideas at SEIU721.org)
"As a union member with SEIU 721, I've been speaking out to the City Council about how to save building inspectors, park rangers, custodians and thousands of other employees who keep our city running," wrote Chad Doi, Structural Engineering Associate at the LA City Department of Building and Safety.
Looting Main Street
An in-depth Rolling Stone article by Matt Taibbi examines how Wall Street banks are using swap deals to rip off American cities - at the expense of taxpayers, public employees, and our economy. (If you want to learn more, watch this video to become an expert on these shady swaps in 90 seconds.)
Last month, we launched a campaign calling on attorney generals across the country to investigate swaps deals Wall Street banks hold in their states. Want to know if your tax dollars are funding any improper deals with big banks? Demand a public investigation into these shady deals now.
