KONY 2012: Gresham, OR

I was surprised to see a couple signs posted out in my neck of the woods earlier this week…

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from tag Oregon

• Democracy In Distress: Occupy Portland: F29 – Occupy the Corporations Grab-Bag
• Democracy In Distress
• Rubble: The Final Cut: June 2009
• Rubble: Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: January 2, 2012, Gresham-Fairview Trail
• Rubble: Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: January 1, 2012, Springwater Trail
• Rubble: Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: December 15, 2011, Cobwebs & Fog
• Democracy In Distress: New Product: “Will Work For Democracy” Mug
• Democracy In Distress: Occupy Portland: Laundry list of parks “damage”
• Democracy In Distress: The Final Cut - Occupy Portland - October 6, 2011: Photographs

from tag Picture

• Retrovirus Lab: Punk isn't dead. It just goes to bed at a more reasonable hour.
• Democracy In Distress: An Occupy Wall Street / Occupy Together / Occupy Portland Grab-bag
• Democracy In Distress: On SNL (with Video): Rick Santorum fantasizing about gay shower sex (because I just can't say that enough...)

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Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: February 28, 2012, Occupy Portland - F29: Shut Down the Corporations

Note: Cross posted from Rubble.

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Occupy Portland - F29: Shut Down the Corporations.  Morrison Bridge.  Portland, Oregon.  February 27, 2012.  Photo of the Day, February 28, 2012.

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from tag Corporations

• Democracy In Distress: From The Daily Show… All three parts of the interview with Jonathan Macey

• Democracy In Distress: I am pretty sure I worked for this company before…

• Democracy In Distress: Ratio of Pay Chart - CEO : Average Worker

• Democracy In Distress: Bank Consolidation Chart

• Democracy In Distress: The Final Cut - Occupy Portland - October 6, 2011: Photographs

• Democracy In Distress: Chart: Corporate Profits vs. Unemployment, 2001-2010 - The Top GOP Myth And What You Can Use To Fight It

• Democracy In Distress: A good chart on income inequality: The top 1% versus the Median Income since 1947

from tag Corruption

• Democracy In Distress: What do I believe in? The political world according to A. F. Litt
• Democracy In Distress: Republicans Too Liberal For Today’s GOP: Yep, it’s Teddy again!
• Democracy In Distress: Warning: Graphic Photos – Krokodil: Addicts rotting to death and other signs of a democracy in trouble

from tag Corporate

• Democracy In Distress: Eisenhower warning about the Military-Industrial Complex (including the complete Farewell Address)
• Democracy In Distress: Conservative voters: Poorly informed with low IQs & voting against their own best interests?

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Expressing a build up of viral material: Recent viral images…

A collection of recent viral images that made me laugh, think, or scream... Because sometimes it is hard to type with fists.

Only in order of how they landed on my Facebook wall...

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from tag Comic

• Democracy In Distress: 2012: On the end of the world…
• Rubble: Occupation Images: Alan Moore on the mask and Shepard Fairey’s new poster
• Democracy In Distress: Comic: God hates who?
• Suburban Eschatology Part Two: Facebook 101 [COMIC]
• Suburban Eschatology Part Two: How to tell the difference between zombies and babies

from tag Chart

• Democracy In Distress: Chart: Income, Profits, and Taxes 1960 - 2010
• Democracy In Distress: A handy chart to help pick the Republican presidential candidate who's right for you!
• Democracy In Distress: Ratio of Pay Chart - CEO : Average Worker
• Democracy In Distress: Chart: Barack Obama & Ronald Reagan... Separated at birth?
• Democracy In Distress: Bank Consolidation Chart
• Democracy In Distress: Chart: Corporate Profits vs. Unemployment, 2001-2010 - The Top GOP Myth And What You Can Use To Fight It
• Democracy In Distress: A good chart on income inequality: The top 1% versus the Median Income since 1947

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Occupy Portland: A Statement from the General Assembly (November 24, 2011)

From 2011-11 Occupy Portland Eviction - Photo

A Statement from the General Assembly of Occupy Portland | Occupy Portland:

We remind the people of Portland and the people of the world that we
have come together to address the deepest problems of our economic and
political system, and that these problems have no easy solutions—
especially when those openly seeking the solutions are painted as
filthy, ignorant, violent hooligans by those with a vested interest
in maintaining the current broken system. We remind them who we are:
mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, the unemployed and
underemployed, students, teachers, government employees, laborers, and
pensioners. We remind them, two months after this movement began, and
on the eve of the most lucrative commercial day of the year, to not
lose sight of the original animation of this movement.

Rubble: Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: November 13, 2011, Guy Fawkes Mask at Occupy Portland Eviction

From 000-FB Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day, November 13, 2011. Taken November 12, 2011. Guy Fawkes mask at Chapman Square, Occupy Portland Eviction. Portland, Oregon.

Cross-posted from Rubble.

Rubble: Photo of the Day by A. F. Litt: November 10, 2011, Occupy Portland - "Will Work For Democracy"

From 000-FB Photo of the Day

Re-post from Rubble.

Photo of the Day, November 10, 2011. Taken October 6, 2011. Occupy Portland launch rally. Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Portland, Oregon.

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Coughing up the viral goo... This week's viral picture collection

A collection of recent viral images that made me laugh, think, or scream... Because sometimes it is hard to type with fists. 


Only in order of how they landed on my Facebook wall...  It's been a bit longer than a week, so there are quite a few.

Who funds the U.S. government: Comparison Chart - Total Reported Income Vs. Total Income Taxes Paid (2007)

Yes, this is a chart we do not see much of at the Occupy protests.

But who can afford to fund the government?  The fact of the matter is that, while the top 25% earners in the country pay 86.6% of the taxes, a percentage that drives conservative wild, just asking the bottom 75% to "pay their fair share" is not a workable solution.

While it sounds good on paper, at the end of the day, the bottom 75% can't afford it.  Small percentage changes in the tax rate for most Americans have a dramatic effect on their day to day lives, much more so than it does for the wealthiest members of society.

And at a certain point, taxes become uncollectable.  Are we really going to ask someone to choose between paying their tax bill and putting food on the table for their children?  Those are taxes that won't get paid and then we'll be sending good money after bad trying to collect and prosecute those damn, poor and lazy tax evaders that are not pulling their weight in society.

And if we are asking the average American to give more of their money to the government instead of spending their money in the free market, how are the top 25% going to keep earning their money?  Raising prices to compensate for smaller sales?  Double tapping the purchasing power of the average American and driving the economy even further into the darkness?

Blah...  Too burned out for a thoughtful, well written argument on this topic today, but I did want to look into the facts and to offer a couple splintered fragments of my humble opinion..

Overall Tax Rate Vs. Income Chart - 1945-2008 & Other charts on the history of U.S. tax rates