[Vision2020] FW: 17 Reasons Why We Do This

[TIM RIGSBY]

" 'Politics is the art of controlling your environment.' That is one of the 
key things I learned in these years, and I learned it the hard way. Anybody 
who thinks that 'it doesn't matter who's President' has never been Drafted 
and sent off to fight and die in a vicious, stupid War on the other side of 
the World -- or been beaten and gassed by Police for trespassing on public 
property -- or been hounded by the IRS for purely political reasons -- or 
locked up in the Cook County Jail with a broken nose and no phone access and 
twelve perverts wanting to stomp your ass in the shower. That is when it 
matters who is President or Governor or Police Chief. That is when you will 
wish you had voted." - Hunter S. Thompson




>From: "Paul Blank, WakeUpWalMart.com" <info at wakeupwalmart.com>
>Reply-To: info at wakeupwalmart.com
>To: tim.rigsby at hotmail.com
>Subject: 17 Reasons Why We Do This
>Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:15 -0500
>
>Dear Tim,
>
>Yesterday, we launched an unprecedented national campaign with 17 
>courageous Wal-Mart employees in 14 states calling on Wal-Mart to "Stop the 
>Wal-Mart Health Care Crisis."
>
>Their stories are powerful reminders why Wal-Mart needs to change.  For 
>example, A.G. White, who works at a Wal-Mart store in Pennsylvania, takes 
>home about $500 every two weeks and has no health benefits through Wal-Mart 
>because it would cost him approximately $200 per pay period, or 40% of his 
>paycheck.
>
>Unfortunately, A.G. is not alone.  In fact, based on our new report, we 
>estimate Wal-Mart has over 296,000 employees and dependents on public 
>health care at a cost to taxpayers of $1.37 billion in 2005.
>
>We cannot stay silent while Wal-Mart makes obscene profits at the expense 
>of its employees and American taxpayers.  And, while we may not be able to 
>change all of corporate America at once, we do have the power to make 
>corporations put people first, and it starts by making the largest employer 
>in America, Wal-Mart, a responsible corporation.
>
>Here’s what you can do:
>
>1) Download flyers you can hand-out to Wal-Mart workers
>
>You can help us recruit Wal-Mart workers to speak out publicly about their 
>conditions.  We recognize some of these employees may be scared, but the 
>real stories, told by workers, are incredibly powerful in helping the 
>American people understand why Wal-Mart needs to change.  Feel free to 
>email or call Wal-Mart workers you may know with the information on this 
>flyer.
>
>Download the flyer by clicking here:
>
>http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/downloads/cards.pdf
>
>For examples of Wal-Mart worker stories click here:
>
>http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/workers
>
>2) Sign-up supporters to WakeUpWalMart.com
>
>The only way to stand up to the abuses of billion dollar corporations is by 
>building a movement of Americans.  In 10 short months, we have grown to 
>183,000 supporters, but there are millions of Americans who want to change 
>Wal-Mart.  We need to sign them up to our campaign immediately.  As we grow 
>larger, we become an even more powerful force for change.
>
>Send an email asking all of your friends to join by clicking here:
>
>http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/healthcrisis/send.html
>
>3) Co-sponsor grassroots legislation to Stop the Wal-Mart Health Care 
>Crisis
>
>We are actively working to introduce Fair Share for Health Care legislation 
>in all 50 states.  Fair Share requires large, profitable companies like 
>Wal-Mart to pay a minimum percentage of health benefits to their workers.
>
>Sign up to be a citizen co-sponsor of Fair Share for Health Care by 
>clicking here:
>
>http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/health-legislative.html
>
>Please take action today.
>
>What you do matters.  You are the only one who has the power to change 
>Wal-Mart, and by joining together we are already forcing a $300 billion 
>dollar corporation to respond.  This is only the beginning!
>
>Thank you for all that you do,
>
>Paul Blank
>WakeUpWalMart.com
>
>P.S. Below is our new television commercial highlighting the Wal-Mart 
>Health Care Crisis, and please send it to a friend!
>
>http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/video/healthcrisis.html
>
>To unsubscribe, please visit: 
>http://lists.wakeupwalmart.com/unsubscribe.html?key=wm44eT8HNR

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