[Peace] [Peace-discuss] last minute anti-tax-scam gathering in Davis' office -- noon Monday?

[Debra Schrishuhn]

I will stop by and will spread the word.
Deb

On 12/17/17, Karen Aram via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> I’ll try, have a dental appt. in the morning, but will try.
>
> On Dec 17, 2017, at 19:19, David Green via Peace-discuss
> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>>
> wrote:
>
> I will attend.
>
> On ‎Sunday‎, ‎December‎ ‎17‎, ‎2017‎ ‎06‎:‎59‎:‎05‎ ‎PM‎ ‎CST, Stuart Levy
> via Peace-discuss
> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>>
> wrote:
>
>
> I want to propose an action which may well bear no fruit, but so what.
>
> I'm ticked off at the reverse Robin Hood tax scam which our US Rep Davis is
> surely going to vote for, probably on Tuesday.
>
> Proposal: whoever can, gather at Davis' office - say at noon on Monday,
> tomorrow the 18th, unless someone has a better suggestion.
>
> Previous gatherings have mostly been rallies outside on the parking lot.
> Instead I propose to pack the office, as people did for the health care
> bill.   About ten people can squeeze in, and if more come they can be in the
> hallway.   I'm not proposing a sit-in, not risking arrest, just an
> uncomfortably large number of people coming to say we want Davis to vote
> Hell No and not sell out our future for the sake of wealthy people and
> corporate profits, and stick around for maybe a half hour or an hour or
> until they throw us out.
>
> Problem: I may well be unable to be there myself (expecting a
> yet-to-be-scheduled work meeting, which I'll be unable to skip, may get
> scheduled for that hour).
>
> There's lots of source material, but here's a middle-of-the-road article
> from Bloomberg of all places saying, basically, that corporate America
> doesn't need the money, and naming things that we do need -- "The largest
> economic challenges we face include a skills crisis that our public schools
> are not addressing, crumbling infrastructure that imperils our global
> competitiveness, wage stagnation coupled with growing wealth inequality, and
> rising deficits that will worsen as more baby boomers retire.  The tax bill
> does nothing to address these challenges. In fact, it makes each of them
> worse."
>
>
> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-15/this-tax-bill-is-a-trillion-dollar-blunder<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fview%2Farticles%2F2017-12-15%2Fthis-tax-bill-is-a-trillion-dollar-blunder&data=02%7C01%7C%7C547330e08f1f4e626b7808d545c64216%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636491640170983828&sdata=bJN5E7NAtXNz3y5jSAu8NH95a%2Bia7qDr2mC66MBK6QY%3D&reserved=0>
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> Who would be in?
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