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A Blow Stuck to Close Tax Loopholes

Tell your legislators to end unfair tax breaks and protect our kids’ future Here is some mail I got from FUSE about Washington State House Bill 2078--to close a Wall Street Banker tax loophole for education.  Dear Friend, Finally, some good news.  48 members of the state House just launched a last-ditch effort to rescue funding for our kids’ classrooms.  Their proposal - House Bill 2078 - saves funding for our kids’ kindergarten through third grade classrooms by finally closing tax loopholes for Wall Street Banks and out-of-state shoppers. 1   These 48 legislators defied pundits and conservative editorial boards to introduce this badly needed reform. But thanks to Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1053, it takes a 2/3 supermajority or a public vote to close tax loopholes.  We’re challenging 2/3 of the legislature to vote yes for our kids’ future.  And now that the state Senate has released their budget - including deeper cuts to education and essential services...
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Tax Day Mail

More mail, this one from a Move On member in Seattle, where I live, inviting me (and you) to  local protest that is part of a nationwide tax day protest.  If you are not working or busy filing your taxes go and help nail corporate tax dodgers like GE.  (GE has agreed to pay some taxes for the year they paid nothing, all the while claiming to be as pure as a little lamb.) Protest corporate tax dodgers:  Monday—Tax Day—in Seattle   Host :   Norm C., MoveOn member   Where :   Bank of America in Ballard at 20th and NW Market (in Seattle)   When :   Monday, Apr. 18, at 11:30 AM   Can you come?   Click below for more details and to RSVP:     I can come.     Sorry, I can't make it this time.   What :   While vital government services get cut, corporations like GE are making huge profits, but paying no federal taxes. So, on Monday— Tax Day —in Seattle, and at hundreds of events across the ...
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The Worldwide 'Thirst' For Clean Drinking Water : NPR

To give drink to the thirsty is one of the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy I mentioned yesterday. ( http://roominhouseblues.blogspot.com/2011/04/corporal-and-spiritual-works-of-mercy.html )  I have written about water before. ( http://roominhouseblues.blogspot.com/2010/12/water-fountains-job-applications-and.html ) This article on the NPR website show that water is a big issue politically, scientifically and on a personal level.    The Worldwide 'Thirst' For Clean Drinking Water : NPR
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Entertaining Angels - Trailer

If you have never seen Entertaining Angels about dorothy Day, here is the trailer. You can find it in your local video store s
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