[P2P-F] taxes = solidarity

Michel Bauwens michel at p2pfoundation.net
Mon Sep 26 12:59:33 CEST 2011


 *Friday, September 23, 2011*
*Elizabeth Warren Puts the Kibosh on GOP
*<http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/669655/elizabeth_warren_puts_the_kibosh_on_gop%27s_%22class_warfare%22%3A_nobody_in_this_country_got_rich_on_his_own%22/#paragraph7>
SARAH SELTZER - AlterNet
*I do not know anyone else in public life who makes the central points more
clearly, or who represents compassionate life-affirming policies more
effectively. I have donated to this woman's campaign and I urge you to do
the same. This is the kind of public servant we need in the Congress.*
Newly-announced senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is proving her progressive
street cred on her "talking tour" with powerful and sensible talking points
on the usefulness of government in people's lives. She's doing the activists
who petitioned for her entrance in the race proud.

Would that all Democrats could be this feisty!

Here's a transcript, via rumproast:

I hear all this, you know, 'Well, this is class warfare, this is
whatever.”-No!

There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody.

You built a factory out there-good for you! But I want to be clear.

You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for.

You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate.

You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that
the rest of us paid for.

You didn’t have to worry that maurauding bands would come and seize
everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this,
because of the work the rest of us did.

Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a
great idea-God bless. Keep a big hunk of it.

But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and
pay forward for the next kid who comes along.

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