Save Medicare, Medicaid, Social
Security
Xavier Viramontes
San Francisco, 2012
Our
country isn't broke - It's being robbed.
The
so-called fiscal cliff is actually a fiscal bluff — a made-up crisis to make us
think our government is out of money and time. Congress continues to drag its
feet over raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, despite the top 1% earning
23% of the nation's income, and insists on calling for cuts to vital programs
instead of reining in massive subsidies ($100 billion in 2011 alone) to
major corporations that already make billions in profits. America isn't broke
— it's being robbed.
Dec.
19, 2012 is ARTSTRIKE — a day of action to
share powerful art and music that can convince our friends that more cuts and
tax breaks aren’t the answer. Artists from across the country have come
together to make their voices heard. It couldn't come at a more urgent
time, as Washington, D.C. nears a deal that would slash Social Security and
raises taxes on the poor and middle class. Stand up against cuts to vital
programs and demand the wealthy pay their fair share. Corrupt billionaires,
tax-dodging corporations, and those who serve them have manufactured this
crisis and are refusing to pay their fair share.
As a creative community we can provide the tools people need to speak out and protect our most precious public programs from further deterioration.
As a creative community we can provide the tools people need to speak out and protect our most precious public programs from further deterioration.
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