Anti-Austerity Campaign Demands Shutdown of Corporate Tax Dodging

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Ctiizen activists in Chicago unfurled this banner as part of their #CEOSummer protest against corporate tax dodging and the economics of austerity. (Photo: The People's Lobby via Facebook)

As the next federal budget deadline looms large, economist Paul Krugman continued his one-man campaign against the “Deficit Hawks” in his New York Times column last Thursday. As Krugman pointed out, people like Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles have continued to drum up anxiety around the federal deficit, despite the fact that the deficit has actually shrunk in recent months. “So what should we be doing?” he asked.

Yesterday, I joined Chicagoans who, along with grassroots activist in 20 cities around the country, are responding to Krugman’s question by taking to the streets as part of National People Action’s #CEOSummer campaign.

In contrast to the Fix the Debt campaign led by Simpson, Bowles, and a host of CEOs, the #CEOSummer campaign aims to shift our public discourse by advancing progressive budget solutions.

“As we approach another budget showdown in Washington DC, the answer is not shutting down the government and cutting funds to schools, nutrition, housing, and other essential services,” said George Goehl, Executive Director of NPA. “The answer is shutting down corporate tax dodging.”

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1. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth