Working Families

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, March 31st – and to vote on Row E, the Working Families Party ballot line.

We recently sent part of our list an email connecting the AIG bonus scandal to the larger issue of the financial meltdown. The email referred to two articles about the financial crisis:
The Big Takeover, by Rolling Stone’s Matt Tabbi
Regulate, Baby, Regulate by The New Republic’s Thomas McCraw
As well as information about political donations from the [...]

Last week we asked WFP supporters what they thought should be done about the AIG bonus scandal. The response was amazing – nearly one thousand of you gave us a piece of your mind.

Here is a small selection of answers to the question ‘what else should we do with the AIG executives awarded big bonuses?’ [...]

AIG Bonus Scandal
Watch footage of the WFP’s ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless’ AIG bus tour.”

This is our Flickr set:

VIDEO: AIG ‘Lifestyles’ Bus Tour

CNN: AIG bonus protest
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MORE VIDEO: AIG ‘Lifestyles’ Bus Tour

Angry about the AIG bonus scandal? Tell us what you think ought to be done, and we’ll deliver your message – in person.

New York – The Working Families Party called today for a 100% state tax on the $165 million in announced bonuses at insurance giant AIG.
“If Washington can’t find a way to get this money back, Albany should,” said Dan Cantor, Working Families Party Executive Director. “The same people who helped wreck the economy are [...]

The WFP endorses Bill de Blasio for New York City Public Advocate and Brad Lander for NYC Council.

Crain’s New York Business takes a look at the impact of the WFP’s full throttle campaign to balance the state budget in a “balanced” way – through prudent spending cuts and rolling back tax cuts for the wealthy:

Tax hike is textbook politics
Working Families Party rallies popular support, legislative action in Albany
By Erik Engquist
Published: March 15, 2009 [...]