Shakespeare and Palin Aren't the Only Ones

Jim Demint gets apoplectic over what he calls the "Death Tax".  I remember back when it was called the "Estate Tax", because the tax is actually on the estates of the deceased.  Now those of us who don't know too much about the government, myself included, were afraid that when we died, the government would take our homes and every penny we had saved up for our children and grandchildren.

Not true.  The estate tax is only on the very wealthy.  It's called an estate tax because the very wealthy tend to live in "estates". It is a tax on those who have lived well in this country, and have now died well.  I like to think of it as paying it forward.  You know, back to the country that provided the fertile ground for your wealth, and keeping that ground fertile for others.

Now I don't know how many of those houses that John McCain owns that he really needs, but I'll bet after he goes he won't need that many.  But he and Jim Demint are fighting to keep every one of them in the family.

Jim Demint is an ad man.  A very successful one.  He and his colleagues invent phrases like "death tax" to scare us.  It has worked.

Don't let him scare you this time.


Alvin Greene doesn't know a lot of big words.  He doesn't have a staff or lobbyists to help him invent phrases intended to manipulate and control.


Visit his website and add your support:


www.alvingreeneforussenator.com


While you're online, send a message to Jim Demint.  Tell him to stop voting for the wealthy and powerful corporations that hoard their fortunes rather than reinvest in our country and our people, and that pay to keep him in office so that they can continue to hoard their fortunes, even after they're gone. 

 

On the Scene

Lawrence O'Donnell believes Alvin Greene may just be "better than Demint":

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/38316719#38316719 

We know he doesn't have deep pockets.  We know he is unemployed.  So when he says he wants to help South Carolinians find jobs, we know where he is coming from.

Jim Demint is currently employed, and has friends that have lots of cash, and are very willing to help out.  Because they know Demint will help them in return.

So why is Alvin Greene getting so much national publicity?  Check out the hot you-tube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar09czbfE8o 

Maybe this time around we aren't looking for the well-dressed and well-rehearsed and well-funded Jim Demint.  Maybe we'd just rather have the man who looks a bit uncomfortable with all the attention, but just wants to change the way things are done in Washington.

www.alvingreeneforussenator.com 

Get "on the scene" with Alvin Greene.

All about the Dough?

With so little cash, you're not going to hear much from Alvin Greene.

With so much cash, you won't hear much from Jim Demint, either.  He's figuring this election is a slam dunk.  He'll be stumping in other states, to re-elect those no taxes/ government-services-for-the-wealthy-only candidates.  Oh, he might stop by for a photo op with Nikki Haley, the Mark Sandford sound-alike.

But the fact is, Jim Demint cares more about corporate power and what it can do for him than about helping the people in South Carolina who are struggling to find work and educate their children.

Alvin Greene believes in the workers of South Carolina, and believes in helping the workers in South Carolina get back on their feet.

Without corporate help.

www.alvingreeneforussenator.com 

Check it out.