Time for a Taxpayer Revolt Against Rich Corporate Welfarists, by Ralph Nader

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Dandelion Salad

by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, June 10, 2022
June 11, 2022

It is time for an unusual but long overdue revolt by the 150 million tax-with-held taxpayers. I’m not speaking of rates of taxation that the rich and corporations largely avoid because of the gigantic tax escapes, which they grease through Congress. Today I’m hoping to get your dander up by showing how corporatist politicians make you pay for big corporations to come to their corporate welfare-friendly state and make profits.

How the “Polarized” Political Parties Work Together Against the Public Interest, by Ralph Nader

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Dandelion Salad

by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, Oct. 1, 2021
October 3, 2021

“Polarization” is the word most associated with the positions of the Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The mass media and the commentators never tire of this focus, in part because such clashes create the flashes conducive to daily coverage.

Teach Youngsters About Corporatism’s Harms, by Ralph Nader

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Dandelion Salad

by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, Sept. 24, 2021
September 26, 2021

If you think elementary, middle, and high school students know too little history, geography, and government, try asking them about the corporations that command so many hours of their day, their attention, what they consume, and their personal horizons.

Michael Parenti: Welfare for the Wealthy

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with Michael Parenti
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally posted Nov. 27, 2011

“And they launch military spending programs that have transformed the United States into a permanent war economy. Rather than a laissez-faire government that does little, we have a corporate state that plays an increasingly active role in sustaining the process of capital accumulation for big corporations.” — Michael Parenti

Trump and His Betraying Makeover by Ralph Nader + Robert Weissman: Trump’s Deal That “Saved Jobs” at Carrier Based on a $7 Million Tax Break & Reduced Regulations

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Dandelion Salad

by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
December 2, 2016

Attention workers who voted for Trump, either eagerly or as a vote against the hawkish, Wall Street favorite, Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump, less than a month after the election, has already begun to betray you.

Letter to Boeing’s Boss: Squeezing Workers for Corporate Welfare by Ralph Nader

Dandelion Salad

by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
December 26, 2013

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Jim McNerney, CEO
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside
Chicago, IL 60606

Dear Mr. McNerney:

The squeeze that you and Boeing are putting on your machinist workers’ pensions, pay scales and your stance on other labor issues regarding the assembling of the new 777X airliners is unseemly for several reasons.

First, consider your pay this year of $21.1 million, a 15 percent increase from the previous year, and much higher than your predecessors.