From the Green-Rainbow Party

May 5, 2011

BOSTON – This year’s state budget has revealed a yawning gap between the priorities of state legislature and the priorities of the people of Massachusetts, according to Nat Fortune, who will testify today as a Green-Rainbow Party representative at a State House hearing on budget measures.  Fortune noted that while schools, health care, social services, and environmental protection are being severely cut this year, legislators have seen fit to largely protect tax giveaways to businesses with strong lobbying presence on Beacon Hill.

“How did spending public tax dollars on public services for the public good become a lower priority than subsidizing private industries?” asked Fortune.

Come one, come all!

Come to a hearing on Thursday, May 5, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, State House Gardner Auditorium, Boston, to support “An Act to Invest In Our Communities”

by John Andrews, Nat Fortune, Shirley Kressel, and Jill Stein

{ Cross-posted at Open Media Boston and Blue Mass Group }

Dear GRP supporters and activists,

Please join us at a hearing on Thursday, May 5, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, State House Gardner Auditorium, Boston. Come tell the Governor and legislature to stop slashing critical health, education, social and environmental services in order to protect billions in useless corporate tax giveaways and subsidies for the massive, needless health insurance bureaucracy!

Raise the bar for a better budget and real tax reform. As a first step, we’re supporting “An Act to Invest In Our Communities” (SB1416 / HB2553) at the hearing. Supporting this revenue bill is one part of our commitment to stop the cruel, needless cuts that the governor and legislature are making to critical programs.

Watch US Uncut, The Ruckus Society and the Brass Liberation Orchestra drop some tax day love on Bank of America: