For more information about the local chapter,
contact us at this cyberaddress: scigreens@gmail.com

or by snail mail: P.O. Box 411, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864

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 WHY DO WE NEED THE GREEN PARTY?

The following was reported by Democracy Now on Thursday, January 19, 2012:

"Study: 30 Companies Spent More on Lobbying than on Taxes:
A new study has identified 30 leading U.S. corporations who have spent more on lobbying Congress than they have on paying taxes. According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the so-called "Dirty Thirty" paid no federal income taxes while spending more than $475 million on lobbying over a three-year period. Twenty-nine of the firms actually collected tax rebates, and 22 of the firms used offshore tax havens."

democracynow.org

"Report: Romney Hides Millions Through Tax Havens
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney continues to face scrutiny over his vast personal fortune ahead of the South Carolina primary. ABC News has revealed Romney has hidden tens of millions of dollars in offshore tax havens in the Cayman Islands. Romney is said to have invested more than $33 million in more than a dozen funds listed in the Caymans, while his former company, Bain Capital, holds 138 accounts there. Although Romney would still pay U.S. taxes on any investment income, the use of the tax havens would grant him other financial benefits including greater foreign investment."

democracynow.org