Thursday, November 10, 2011

Occupiers plan epic New York to Washington march Their target: The congressional supercommittee and the Bush tax cuts for the rich By Justin Elliott / Salon

Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 5:00 PM 23:56:47 PST

Occupiers plan epic New York to Washington march

Their target: The congressional supercommittee and the Bush tax cuts for the rich

Members of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement march near Zuccotti Park in New York
Members of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement march near Zuccotti Park in New York (Credit: Reuters)
Persistent criticism of Occupy Wall Street for failing to specify demands has helped obscure the fact that groups of people within the movement have been mobilizing around concrete political goals.
The latest example is a small group of occupiers who will set out tomorrow on a 230-mile march from New York to Washington, where they plan to arrive on the eve of the deadline of the congressional supercommittee.
The marchers’ message to the supercommittee: cut the Bush tax cuts on the rich in order to help balance the budget and save badly needed social programs. (Those tax cuts were extended by President Obama and Congress after a fight last year.)
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Justin Elliott is a Salon reporter. Reach him by email at jelliott@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @ElliottJustin More Justin Elliott

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