When I offered in a blog thread to go lobby on TARP oversight and reform while I was in DC, little did I know that I was going to be asked to write about it on Open Left. It's a challenge to rise to the standards set by all the wonderful writers and activists on the front page of this blog. And did I mention that I am sure they are all much better typists than I am....(.Any misspellings really is my typing, I won spelling bees as a kid.)
In the past I have employed 2 methods. The first, more official one is call ahead, get an appointment with hopefully the legislator, but often it is the Chief of Staff, Legislative aide or the Press person. This works when they are friendly, agree with you and want very much for the legislation to pass. My other is the walk in and see what happens....and that's what I did Wednesday, not because Dorgan wouldn't welcome help on this bill because there had been no time to make an appointment.
Originally posted on The Economic Populist - A Community Site for Economics Freaks and Geeks - Come Visit!
Corporations. $2.5 trillion in sales. Tax liability, zero
brought to you by your tax code at work
Sounds like a slogan to do business in the US doesn't it? Yet assuredly that is not what is happening when corporations line up like the Oklahoma land rush to move to China and India.
Yet, maybe that multinational corporate land rush has something to do with these results?
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