Sunday, June 23, 2013

Vulture Capitalism in Education with ALEC | Reclaim Reform

Vulture Capitalism in Education with ALEC | Reclaim Reform:

Vulture Capitalism in Education with ALEC

Joni Lindgren, Guest Blogger
It is surprising that people are still unaware of the secretive dark-money organization that is behind the climate change denial movement, the assault on women’s rights and LBGT rights, “right to work” legislation, slashing Obama care, “stand your ground” laws, passing voter ID laws that limit some people from voting, de-funding public education, privatizing attempts of prisons, schools, airports, water supply, Social Security, Medicare, post offices, and deregulating major industries, like the banking industry which allowed them to trade on Wall Street and lead to the recent economic crash. Who is this group that thinks taxpayers should be paying for their lobbyists and who has written legislation to limit any liability for harm caused to consumers by their caustic laws?

ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) is a corporate lobbyist group masquerading as a public charity. Through ALEC, corporations are scheming to rewrite your rights and boost their profits at the public’s expense. ALEC is a network of state politicians and corporations concerned with increasing