Friday 4/14 noon to 1pm TAX THE RICH Rally !!!!!! State Capitol St. Paul

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Stop Republicans' Gutting of Poor and Working Minnesotans!

Friday April 15, 2011
12 noon-1pm
MN State Capitol

At tax time, join others at the State Capitol to tell politicians:

TAX the RICH! Make the RICH PAY!

and

STOP All Attacks on Working and Poor Minnesotans!

-- Stop the elimination of General Assistance to poor and disabled people
-- Stop the elimination of the Medical Assistance Program for poor children and their caregivers.
-- Stop the gutting of affordable health care
-- Stop the layoffs. Stop attacks on labor unions and all workers
-- Stop the attacks on immigrants
-- Stop all cuts to welfare (SSI penalty, emergency assistance cuts, etc)
-- Stop cuts to programs for people with disabilities
-- Stop cuts to education

Organized by Welfare Rights Committee and MN Coalition for a People's Bailout

Over the past years of budget deficits, the wealthiest Minnesotans have not paid even one dime out of their gold-lined pockets. Meanwhile working and poor Minnesotans have been forced to pay with our lives, our health, our schools, our jobs, and our blood.

The Republicans are taking their message of hate and loathing of working and poor people to new lows! They are trying to gut the last few benefits that exist for those of us who do not belong to the wealthy class. They are forcing workers, poor people and people with illness or disability to pay for the entire deficit.

The Republicans refuse to raise taxes on those with the ability to pay, and in fact would decrease the rich's taxes if they could! If the wealthiest in Minnesota paid their share of taxes, and paid back all the wealth they gained through tax breaks and loopholes over the past decade, there would be no deficit in Minnesota -- now or for the foreseeable future.

The choice is clear: TAX the RICH, or make the rest of us pay.

WE say it is time to TAX the RICH! Join us on April 15th