"The reality is not that I lack respect for the law; it’s that I have greater respect for justice. Where there is a conflict between the law and the higher moral code that we all share, my loyalty is to that higher moral code."
Tim DeChristopher, July 26, 2011
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A poll conducted by Elon University during the last week of February, 2013, found that up to 76% of North Carolinians support reforming our state cannabis laws.
It is my opinion that cannabis legalization may be the single most important issue facing our state and our nation today. No other issue addresses health, jobs, climate change, and human rights issues (to name but a few) as does the legalization of cannabis.
Why?
“One day we must ask the question, ‘Why are there forty million poor people in America?’ And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy. And I’m simply saying that more and more, we’ve got to begin to ask questions about the whole society. We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life’s market place. But one day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. It means that questions must be raised. You see, my friends, when you deal with this, you begin to ask the question, ‘Who owns the oil?’ You begin to ask the question, ‘Who owns the iron ore?’ You begin to ask the question, ‘Why is it that people have to pay water bills in a world that is two thirds water?’ These are questions that must be asked.”
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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North Carolina needs a fair income tax structure, not zero income taxes.
My friend James recently decided to step up and offer himself for sacrifice at the alter of the NC electoral politics, as a candidate for governor, and I believe he’s serious. I’ve known James, through his work at BlueNC and other writing, for several years now and I believe we could do far worse than to elect this citizen to our state’s highest office. In fact, I believe we are doing far worse right now, with Art Pope and Duke … Continue reading
I don’t always agree with Thom Hartmann, but when I do he’s usually talking about outlawing billionaires.
100% tax on all wealth over one billion dollars? I can live with that. Take ten minutes and hear what the man says.
Posted in Money & Power
Tagged billionaires, income taxes, Oligarchy, sociopath, wealth
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