Thursday, May 12, 2011

US, PA, not broke - just haven't collected the taxes


Large corporations are making record profits, paying out huge bonuses, and not paying any taxes. Many are getting gifts of taxpayer funds. Many were completely bailed out by the taxpayer and should not even be in business. Conservatives say that it's OK to have the Corporations on welfare because they provide jobs, and if they had to pay taxes they would pass-through that expense in prices. That is not true. Prices are set by the market, not by the amount of expenses. If a company cannot pay for the civil society sea in which it swims, then its business plan is unsustainable and it should drown.

If you would like to do something about this: http://www.usuncut.org/

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Let's double the parking tax and get more buses

There is a campaign to roll back the parking tax. We say, double it and give the money for more and better bus service.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

LCTA is all ‘pump’ed up by an increase in ridership | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton PA

These riders get ready to board an LCTA bus at the intermodal center with more people opting for mass transit due to gas costs.
Pete G. Wilcox/The Times Leader

LCTA is all ‘pump’ed up by an increase in ridership | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton PA: "According to ridership reports from the Luzerne County Transportation Authority, there were 4.7 percent more people riding county buses in the first three months of 2011 than in the first three months of 2010."