Rich Whitney Illinois Green Party Gubernational Candidate

I'm Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for Governor of Illinois. There are many problems facing our state, but the budget crisis, and the related problem of school funding is the number one issue facing the people of Illinois today -- because until we come to grips with the flaws in our tax system, our system of school funding and the structural deficit, it will be very difficult to tackle any of our other pressing problems- such as rising energy prices and the need to develop new sources of energy.

Our present tax system relies too heavily on property taxes to fund our schools and is one of the most unfair systems in the nation, taxing lower- and middle-income workers at more than twice the rate as the extremely wealthy. I am campaigning for a comprehensive tax reform, based on House Bill 750, which would make our tax system more progressive, ease the burden on lower and middle-income working people, while raising enough revenue to fund our schools at the recommended foundation level, adequately fund our colleges and human services, pay health-care providers on time and meet -- rather than cheat our pension obligations. This plan would also provide mandatory property tax abatements of 20-25 percent per school district, so that homeowners and farmers will finally get some badly needed property tax relief.

In this race, I am the only candidate who is standing up for the people -- running on a platform of clean government, clean energy, universal health care through a single-payer system and a commitment to full employment at a living wage. Green Party candidates do no accept corporate campaign contributions -- we cannot be bought or sold and we are serious about fighting for government of, by and for the people. Please support real change in this election and vote for me, Rich Whitney, on November 7th.

http://www.whitneyforgov.org
http://www.gp.org
http://www.runcynthiarun.org

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[thbyrnes]

End the Neo Con/Liberal Rule, vote for this guy!

[SlaveStorm]

Get out and run for office and teach your children to do the same. Take back city hall, senate and congress and even the puppetdent. Oust the lawyers and change the system from the inside out.

[CevinKaby]

He's got my vote

[psKESEY56]

I was going to vote for him... until I saw his tie.

[Jeff6851]

@Leopardfire5566 Why? Marijuana does absolutely no harm. The only ones who don't think that are high school freshmen and conservatives. The taxation of it could get rid of state debt in about a decade (assuming we didn't pile on more debt)

[Jeff6851]

He's got my vote

[coldsn]

@Leopardfire5566

Might I suggest thinking about it not in terms of legalizing some forbidden substance but in the context of ending a 70 year prohibition. Just as prohibition on alcohol created a hot-bed of organized crime, so has the prohibition of pot. Instead of potentially taking advantage of marijuana both in terms of tax revenue and medical benefit, we waste tax payer dollars supporting a costly 'war on drugs' and keeping non-violent 'criminals' locked up in prison.

[Leopardfire5566]

I would vote for him if he wasn't going to legalize marijuana. 

[tovarco]

@ThirdPartyRevolution Off topic, but I am asking fellow Greens this. Should we come out as a party and demand that Obama take BP into conservatorship/recievership? I think this would really be something many progressives would agree with. Please let me know what you think. Good Idea bad idea indifferent? Maybe I could start a FB page for it. Go Green Party!

[ThirdPartyRevolution]

Third Party Revolution would like to endorse Rich Whitney in his campaign for Governor of Illinois, along with many other third party and independent candidates seeking public offices nationwide, ranging from local to federal levels.

[paul8kangas]

Mao did not get elected. The day after the election, our long march against Obama begins.