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.
The dems & reps have loser positions & keep winning the elections. Jack Spratt.
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.
Yes, there are a number of reports indicating that Whitney’s budget plan does include calls for legalization and taxation of marijuana.
yeah, Rich. Tell us more about the loser’s position on revenue raising by taxing legalized marijana.
Jason, I think he does support that.
This all sounds like a good idea. He should include legalizing marijuana and taxing it as well to raise revenue.
Great! Excapt….you are going to lose Rich….Nevermind!