[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why Biss is perhaps the best candidate for governor

Mon Jan 8 19:57:21 UTC 2018

No, I was suggesting a vote for him if he’s willing to do what the Democrats in the ‘budget crisis’ weren’t willing to do - tax the rich. 

Biss is probably the best of a poor (in one sense) lot of Democrat gubernatorial candidates. And of course he’s not an incumbent.

> On Jan 8, 2018, at 1:33 PM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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> Then you were being facetious when you suggested voting for him, because he supports the Lasalle Street Tax? 
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>> On Jan 8, 2018, at 11:27, C G Estabrook <cgestabrook at gmail.com <mailto:cgestabrook at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> He’s a Democrat who dumped his lt-gov candidate from the ticket for supporting BDS.
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>> Apparently he’s as weak on apartheid as our local legislators, Democrat state senator Scott Bennett and Democratic state representative Carol Ammons, who refused to vote against Senate Bill 1761, supporting Israeli apartheid. (They would not have refused to vote against South African apartheid, and the Israeli form is worse, in the occupied territories.)  
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>> Pour encourager les autres*, I plan to vote against all incumbents, regardless of party. They haven’t done well. 
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>> —CGE
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>> * British Admiral John Byng's execution is referred to in Voltaire's novel ‘Candide' with the line "Dans ce pays-ci, il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres" – "In this country, it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others."
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>>> On Jan 8, 2018, at 12:49 PM, Karen Aram via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:
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>>> Is Biss a Green? This was one of Rich Whitney’s suggestions. 
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>>> We know candidates say a lot of things, so its important who the Party is, in reference to whether they will act upon it after being elected.
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>>>> On Jan 8, 2018, at 09:56, C G Estabrook via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:
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>>>> 
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: Nico Probst <info at danielbiss.com <mailto:info at danielbiss.com>>
>>>>> Subject: Tax LaSalle Street
>>>>> Date: January 5, 2018 at 7:30:03 PM CST
>>>>> To: "C. G. Estabrook" <cgestabrook at gmail.com <mailto:cgestabrook at gmail.com>>
>>>>> Reply-To: info at danielbiss.com <mailto:info at danielbiss.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>>  <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faction.danielbiss.com%2Fpage%2Fm%2F7ce14dc7%2F7054470e%2Ffc8e036%2F64c04dc5%2F2033875481%2FVEsH%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C12e284668cc548784d2008d556c130d2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636510310096551236&sdata=hW8tCVod%2BnNlobt0yQ2vu1vsaoBXMEsqQUBtvBPJPt0%3D&reserved=0>
>>>>>  
>>>>> We’ve been told our state is broke and that we can’t afford to fund the programs working families need.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Don’t believe it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The truth is that we live in one of the wealthiest states in the nation. Fourteen of the richest people in the world live right here in Illinois.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We can afford to invest in Illinois, and we can absolutely pay for it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> One way to do it is by putting a small tax on financial transactions in Chicago, known as the LaSalle Street tax. <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faction.danielbiss.com%2Fpage%2Fm%2F7ce14dc7%2F7054470e%2Ffc8e036%2F64c04dc2%2F2033875481%2FVEsE%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C12e284668cc548784d2008d556c130d2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636510310096551236&sdata=xXlcNPNtELOtlEuMG6TH8gIE8uJv5Db5krWyaw3kBvY%3D&reserved=0> Daniel’s proposal is estimated to increase revenue by $10-$12 billion every year. Watch this video to learn more: <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faction.danielbiss.com%2Fpage%2Fm%2F7ce14dc7%2F7054470e%2Ffc8e036%2F64c04dc3%2F2033875481%2FVEsF%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C12e284668cc548784d2008d556c130d2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636510310096551236&sdata=MALA2ZqQDoBk8NmFMc42irEHcxevEL2kWAC5OkqL4pM%3D&reserved=0>
>>>>>  <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faction.danielbiss.com%2Fpage%2Fm%2F7ce14dc7%2F7054470e%2Ffc8e036%2F64c04dc3%2F2033875481%2FVEsC%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C12e284668cc548784d2008d556c130d2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636510310096551236&sdata=8oUxHGPffUKPWWNBW9ggsGchKlGXrJHsYwNBMy5%2Bu5A%3D&reserved=0>
>>>>> When you or I go to the store to buy an item, we are charged a sales tax on it. But when wealthy investors go to the stock exchanges on LaSalle Street, they aren’t charged a dime.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bruce Rauner, JB Pritzker, and Chris Kennedy will say that taxing financial transactions will drive investors away, but we already know other places that tax financial transactions are doing just fine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The LaSalle Street tax is fair and the extra revenue could be used to help fund our community schools, ensure health care for all, pay for free college tuition, and bring our state out of debt -- all while creating good-paying jobs.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This is just one of a few ways we can tackle our budget problems, but I need your help.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you believe in taxing LaSalle Street and investing in Illinois’ working people, please add your name to show you’re with Daniel. <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faction.danielbiss.com%2Fpage%2Fm%2F7ce14dc7%2F7054470e%2Ffc8e036%2F64c04dc2%2F2033875481%2FVEsD%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C12e284668cc548784d2008d556c130d2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636510310096551236&sdata=JVO9Kzn%2FgAEZg5W%2FFked05GeTnIBPuKD3gTsoXJsijI%3D&reserved=0>
>>>>> Thanks for taking action,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nico
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nico Probst
>>>>> Deputy Campaign Manager
>>>>> Biss for Illinois
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