Stop Paulson's Plunder

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Stop Paulson's Plunder George Bush wants taxpayers to give Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson a $700 billion blank check - $2,333 for every man, woman, and child -to bail out Wall Street for its reckless speculation and greed. That's on top of $1.1 trillion for other recent bailouts, including A.I.G., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Bear Stearns.  The Paulson Plan is a total outrage with no restrictions, no accountability, and no repair of the underlying problem of foreclosures on fraudulent mortgages. Each of Bush's previous bailouts was sold as a cure for the financial crisis, but each had little effect. The Paulson Plan achieves only one goal with certainty: stealing from the middle class to protect the rich. The current financial crisis is the direct result of 28 years of rightwing Republican deregulation, corruption, and greed, which became fatally toxic under Bush-Cheney and the Republican Congress. Congress must reject Paulson's Plunder and enact a plan with these progressive principles from the Backbone Campaign: The people who caused the problem or profited most should pay for it Re-regulate to prevent this from happening again Include Main Street in the bailout and invest in a new productive economy Email your Senators and Representative and spread the word: http://www.democrats.com/stop-paulsons-plunder ________________ Sponsored message Taking On the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era As the founder of DailyKos.com, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga has permanently altered the landscape of American politics. DailyKos and the progressive blogosphere have inspired a new generation of American patriots, determined to rise up and make their voices heard. In Taking on the System , Markos provides both a call-to-arms, and the rules of engagement, for getting active in our newly networked age. With passionate and accessible prose guaranteed to inspire and empower anyone who has ever struggled to make a difference, this book captures the spirit of our nation's modern-day pamphleteers. --Elizabeth Edwards Buy Taking On the System ($16.29 new, $11.97 used) http://tinyurl.com/4uqrag ________________ Be a "Pollworker for Democracy" This year, you have an amazing opportunity to ensure a fair election, protect the right to vote, and get paid for doing so. How? By becoming a pollworker. That's why CREDO Action is proud to sponsor the "Pollworkers for Democracy" project - a nonpartisan effort to get more people involved in protecting our elections - in order to support our democracy. We'll provide you with information to supplement your pollworker training, and also a system to report and track any problems on and before Election Day. Your county still needs pollworkers for the November 4th general election. By signing up as a pollworker, you can support our democratic system...and get paid! Click here to sign up to become a pollworker. http://tinyurl.com/6jaujd ________________ Are You Registered to Vote? Are You Sure ? Republicans are working quietly to steal another election by disenfranchising Democratic voters, just as they did in 2000 and 2004. So please make sure you are registered to vote! Login to Democrats.com and click: http://www.democrats.com/voter_registration Forward this message to everyone you know!