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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Month: February 2013

Wealth Tax

Canada Citizen Wealth February 10, 2013February 10, 2013 by digital

New Orleans   There was an interesting piece in the Times, buried in the business section that pointed out pretty clearly that real money to achieve more equity in countries like the USA has to do with taxing wealth not just income.  I can remember clearly our effort in Arkansas in the middle 1970’s to maintain a …

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Boy Scouts Lost in the Woods, Need a Spirit Guide

Ideas and Issues February 9, 2013 by digital

New Orleans  The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are fast joining the ranks of the Susan Komen for the Cure Foundation in how NOT to manage internal debate and decisions when your institution has been captive to far right, conservative forces and you have surrendered to them.  The long awaited national board meeting when the BSA …

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Forgive Some Portion of Student Debt and Make Payments Affordable

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice February 8, 2013 by digital

New Orleans   According to a recent report from the credit bureau, TransUnion, covered in the Wall Street Journal, student debt is now knocking on the $1 trillion mark with $900 billion now on the books.  More than $300 billion of that debt is termed “subprime” student-loan debt, where the likelihood of repayment by once ambitious …

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