Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
Rich Whitney, the Illinois Green Party’s 2010 candidate for governor who earned over 10% of the vote in 2006, has released a detailed working paper with the title “How we can solve the budget crisis in Illinois and build a full employment economy with good jobs for all who need them”. By way of introduction, Whitney writes, “I do not contend that this platform is perfect. I do contend that it presents a far better alternative than anything offered by the candidates of the two corporate-sponsored parties.”
Whitney’s comprehensive economic platform is too long to reprint here, but the headings include “Fix the Structural Budget Deficit – Make our tax system more progressive and fair”, “Modernize our Energy Infrastructure”, “Modernize our transportation infrastructure”, “Improve Education and Provide Free Higher Education for All In-State Residents Who Qualify Academically”, “Single-Payer Health Care”, “Support small businesses – for real”, “Other public works”, “More, better paying social service jobs”, “Raise the minimum wage until it is a genuine living wage”, and “Make corporations accountable and encourage other forms of business ownership”.
The full text of Rich Whitney’s economic plan for Illinois can be found at WhitneyForGov.org.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Robert Milnes // Mar 13, 2010 at 2:09 am
Great! Excapt….you are going to lose Rich….Nevermind!
2 jason // Mar 13, 2010 at 7:15 am
This all sounds like a good idea. He should include legalizing marijuana and taxing it as well to raise revenue.
3 Ross Levin // Mar 13, 2010 at 11:33 am
Jason, I think he does support that.
4 Robert Milnes // Mar 13, 2010 at 12:47 pm
yeah, Rich. Tell us more about the loser’s position on revenue raising by taxing legalized marijana.
5 d.eris // Mar 13, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Yes, there are a number of reports indicating that Whitney’s budget plan does include calls for legalization and taxation of marijuana.
6 Jack Spratt // Mar 13, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Robert, if you want the positions of losers, check out the Democrats and Republicans. Those are some serious losers! If that weren’t the case, the Greens wouldn’t exist.
7 Robert Milnes // Mar 14, 2010 at 4:58 pm
The dems & reps have loser positions & keep winning the elections. Jack Spratt.
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