<p>+1 to Eli's comment DSB</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 23, 2012 1:07 PM, "Eli" <<a href="mailto:eli@occupyboston.org">eli@occupyboston.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Boston should take that 2 billion and do what they do in North Dakota: invest it in a state or city owned bank. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/03/how-nation%E2%80%99s-only-state-owned-bank-became-envy-wall-street" target="_blank">http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/03/how-nation%E2%80%99s-only-state-owned-bank-became-envy-wall-street</a><br>
<br>Sent on the fly. </div><div><br>On Feb 23, 2012, at 12:31 PM, Ridgely Fuller <<a href="mailto:ridgelyfuller@gmail.com" target="_blank">ridgelyfuller@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite">
<div>EXCELLENT.. Hope...exactly where did you get this info?? I have been trying to get exact figures re state money....I have been working with Treas office and they are way slower in providing it...surprise..now we should find out if either of these banks pay any state income tax..on tax day we can take them a 'bill'..let's get someone from his office to meet with us ASAP..or an appointment where we could go there..<div>
Ridgely<br><div>FYI:<br><div>there is a working group re Banks ..please join..we have a teach in scheduled on April 14..Saturday 1-5 on BU campus and are in process of trying to get great speakers which will appeal to a wide range of interests and concerns..feel free to share with me if you don't want to join yet another working group..</div>
<div>The Bank Group, though, defintely does want to be involved in the Tax Day stuff...</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Hope Haff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hhaff@yahoo.com" target="_blank">hhaff@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:14pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>
<span>The City of Boston has about 1 billion dollars in 2 banks in Boston, Citizens and Bank of America, ostensibly because these banks are big enough to cough up a million or 2 on a day's notice, as needed. There are said to be "no strings attached" to the privilege of holding on to this billion in taxpayer money. A Boston City Counsellor, Felix Arroyo, has been working on a plan to influence the city to insist that these banks make loans to local businesses with good credit - a thing they are doing VERY little of, despite sitting on Boston's money.</span></div>
<div><br><span></span></div><div><span>I think this is something Occupy should look into - it won't happen unless there is pressure and publicity, and it would make a big difference in local jobs and small business. Let's use our muscle to get some
taxpayer money moving things in the right direction!<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Hope Haff, JP</span></div><div><span>For info, write Couns. Arroyo's office(or I'm sure he'd talk directly to a working group:</span></div>
<div><a href="mailto:Felix.Arroyo@cityofboston.gov" style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,51,204);text-transform:none;font-size:x-small;white-space:normal;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">Felix.Arroyo@cityofboston.gov</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Daria Casinelli <<a href="mailto:casinellidaria@gmail.com" target="_blank">casinellidaria@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> OccupyJP <<a href="mailto:occupyjp@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">occupyjp@googlegroups.com</a>> <br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 23, 2012 10:12 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Update on Tax Day Action<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div>A city wide coalition is meeting in March to plan, among other things, a Tax Day Action. The 4/17 date for that action is not confirmed. Please come to the OB Sunday night Action Assembly to help make this big--really, really big.<br>
<br><div>On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Aria Littlhous <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:casinellidaria@gmail.com" target="_blank">casinellidaria@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Occupy JP is proposing to form an Intra-Occupy Tax Day Working Group.<br>
Please contact us if you would like to participate! There are two<br>
important issues to resolve immediately:<br>
<br>
*What are our demands?<br>
*What about the Tea Party Rally at the Boston Common Bandstand on<br>
4/15?<br>
<br>
Details below. We welcome your comments and input. Eight weeks and<br>
counting.<br>
<br>
A.<br>
<br>
Our two discussions have included a report back on information already<br>
gathered, things to think about and two possible draft demands to get<br>
the ball rolling.<br>
<br>
Draft Demand:<br>
<br>
1. The gargantuan and labyrinthine nature of the tax code inherently<br>
favors taxpayers wealthy enough to hire lawyers. Occupy JP instructs<br>
our legislators to radically simplify the tax code this year. The<br>
Congress works for the people, the tax code should too.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2. Occupy JP supports the proposal of our National Taxpayer Advocate,<br>
Nina E. Olson, to Zero Sum Budget Title 26 as outlined part IV of her<br>
testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on 1/20/11. We<br>
instruct our legislators to paass her proposal this year. The Congress<br>
works for the people, the tax code should too.<br>
<br>
Part IV: A Zero-Based Budgeting Approach Could Assist Congress in<br>
Deciding Which Tax Breaks and IRS-Administered Social Programs to<br>
Retain and Which to Eliminate.<br>
My suggestion is to approach tax reform in a manner similar to zero-<br>
based budgeting. Under that approach, the starting point would be a<br>
tax code without any exclusions or reductions in income or tax. As<br>
discussions proceed, tax breaks and IRS-administered social programs<br>
would be added only if lawmakers decide on balance that the public<br>
policy benefits of running the provision or program through the tax<br>
code outweigh the tax complexity challenges that doing so creates for<br>
taxpayers and the IRS. Some tax provisions and programs will meet this<br>
test, while others will not. Factors to consider in making this<br>
assessment include whether the government continues to place a<br>
priority on encouraging the activity for which the tax incentive is<br>
provided, whether the incentive is accomplishing its intended purpose,<br>
and whether a tax expenditure is more effective than a direct<br>
expenditure for achieving that purpose.47<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/nta_testimony_waysandmeans_01202011.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/nta_testimony_waysandmeans_01202011.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Note: Although getting a legislative demand as specific at #2 through<br>
any GA would be difficult, the advantages of supporting Ms. N.O.’s<br>
proposal are many: it’s a good proposal, she’s non-partisan, it’s<br>
already in the system, she has cool initials.<br>
<br>
Other<br>
<br>
We’ve contacted the New England War Tax Resisters. They will be<br>
announcing the grants they award from a fund set up from the proceeds<br>
of resistance on 4/15. They will get back to us about a possible<br>
collaboration.<br>
<br>
Senator John Kerry will get back to us about where Ms. No!’s proposal<br>
stands now.<br>
<br>
We will contact the advocacy group Uncut and see where they’re at.<br>
<br>
The deadline for filing taxes is midnight April 17. The media<br>
traditionally interviews late filers at the Fort Point Post Office, a<br>
great place for kites.<br>
<br>
Thanks. We look forward to hearing from you.<br>
<br>
O! JP!<br>
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