Reader: City Hall Robin Hoods Steal from Poor, Give to RichMayor Daley and his merry band are true Robin Hoods, according to The Shadow Budget, a story published in a recent issue of the Chicago Reader. Revenues being siphoned out of poor neighborhoods are funneled into Chicago's wealthiest areas under the guise of "economic development." Ben Joravski, in his continuing series on TIF (Tax Increment Finance) schemes, has previously shown how a measure billed as tax cutting is actually a tax hike. Mick Dumke co-authored the story.
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Peak Oil
For the last 30 years, geologists have been finding fewer and fewer oil fields. Now oil production has also begun falling. Greens believe it's time to make the switch to renewables. Click here for a primer on Peak Oil. Global Warming
James Hansen, the NASA physicist whom Bush tried to silence, predicts we are nearing a global warming "tipping point." Click here for a primer on global warming. Nuclear Power
Greens have opposed nuclear power from the very first. They have opposed nuclear power as inherently dangerous. Greens have also objected to the massive subsidies needed to build and operate nuclear power plants. Click here for a primer on nuclear power. |
