Posts tagged Martin Luther King
Daily Debunk: Table scraps from billionaires
Daily Debunk: Table scraps from billionaires

We don’t need the occasional bike path; we need billionaires like Ken Griffin simply to pay their fair share

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Ted CoxFair Tax Amendment, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Fair Tax, Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investments, Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, Illinois State Board of Elections, Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, Daniel Biss, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Corporate Subsidies, Corporate Welfare, Martin Luther King, AIG, Great Recession
Where will cities, states find COVID relief?
Where will cities, states find COVID relief?

The federal government is the only source of economic aid, so why is the Federal Reserve charging penalties for critical funding?

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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, J.B. Pritzker, Laurence Msall, Civic Federation, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Federal Reserve, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Amanda Kass, Martin Luther King, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Old tactic vs. new tax plan: Divide and conquer
Old tactic vs. new tax plan: Divide and conquer

The fair tax isn’t about who benefits most, it’s about providing all areas of our state with the resources they require

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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Bob Colvin, Paris Economic Development Corp., John Bouman, Vote Yes for Fair Tax, Paycheck Protection Program, Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, Ayn Rand Institute, Martin Luther King
Mayors back Universal Basic Income
Mayors back Universal Basic Income

Mayors for a Guaranteed Income send letter urging ‘a policy solution that is as bold as it is innovative and as simple as it is ambitious’

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Ted CoxUniversal Basic Income, Guaranteed Income, Martin Luther King, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, Michael Tubbs, UBI, Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aisha Nyandoro, Magnolia Mother's Trust, Springboard to Opportunities, Eric Garcetti, Melvin Carter, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Aja Brown, Ras Baraka, Earned Income Tax Credit, Andrew Yang, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities
Gun violence is a public-health issue
Gun violence is a public-health issue

Congressional subcommittee meets on Chicago’s South Side, hears calls to research root causes of gun crimes

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Ted CoxGun Control, Chicago Gun Violence, Gun Violence, Bobby Rush, Kenndy-King College, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Anna Eshoo, Selwyn Rogers Jr., Danny Davis, NRA, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Niva Lubin-Johnson, Robin Kelly, Ronald Stewart, Jan Schakowsky, G.K. Butterfield, Spencer Leak Sr., Norman Kerr, Brenda Mitchell, Yvette Clarke, Gabby Giffords, Steve Scalise, Donald Trump, Adam Kinzinger
Progressive groups protest against Harold
Progressive groups protest against Harold

Erika Harold, candidate for attorney general, pledged to uphold state law and protect all Illinoisans against discrimination

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Ted CoxErika Harold, Julie Lynn, Mike Ziri, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Equality Illinois, Sierra Club, Moms Demand Action, SEIU, NARAL, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, City Club of Chicagio, City Club of Chicago, Illinois Abortion Rights, Opioid Abuse, Workers' Compensation