San Luis Obispo        

SLO Grassroots Democracy

Our Principles:

1. We support publicly-financed campaigns; we believe elected and appointed office-holders should be accountable to citizens, not special interests.
2. We support healthcare for all.
3. We endorse high quality publicly-funded education for all.
4. We oppose privatization of government functions, deregulation of corporations, and the use of our public assets for special interests.
   
5. We support living wage laws and labor's right to unionize.
6. We advocate a prompt ending to the war in Iraq and a foreign policy based on diplomacy and negotiation.
7. We support a green economy that includes environmental protection and sustainable energy.

The rise of corporatist capitalism must be stopped.  Education and health-care are suffering tremendously in America because U.S. tax dollars are going straight to the pockets of corporations being paid billions to work "for the government".  As taxpayers, we have lost control.  Our hard earned tax dollar is going to thousands of private corporations who often squander the money, leaving a few very wealthy and a growing number poor.

• The war in Iraq, where certain corporations are making billions in contracts.
• The push to keep America at war so these winners of military contracts can continue raking in billions of dollars.
•  America's dependence on oil when other technologies have been available for years that could have greatly decreased our consumption and need for oil.
• Ignoring the growth of many green energy solutions due to corporate energy companies pushing what is most profitable for them.
  
• Health insurance becoming more and more expensive with less and less coverage.  Because of the expense,  thousands are left completely uninsured.
• Education getting less and less priority.  What time or money is left after the special interest groups get their way and our tax dollars?
• The takeover of the media by a few huge conglomerates, limiting and twisting the news at the discretion of the corporate owners of the media.  

If you would like more information about our group,  please contact:

marilyn@slograssrootsdemocracy.org

For information regarding meeting times and dates, go to MEETUP.com

 Our Mission:

SLO Grassroots Democracy is an independent

action group in San Luis Obispo, CA