I’ve posted a few times about a great, true progressive candidate in CA-52, Lori Saldaña, who can beat Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray. Read here to find out more about Lori, and why this is a real dem pick-up opportunity for the House!
In this diary, I’d like to share a few more things about her Democratic challenger, Scott Peters (D-1%). Follow me below at the wicked orange curl to learn more about this representative of the 1% in dem clothing….
Mitt Romney (R-Money) has made his millions in a private equity vulture capitalist firm, and guess what? So has Scott Peters! How do we know? The San Diego Union Tribune posted his required financial declarations yesterday. You should really check them out – pretty impressive stuff. A million here, five there, another couple mill over this way stuffed under the mattress…. Whew! It would have taken me about 30 seconds to fill out a form like this, but that’s another story….
We already knew the dude was rich; the big news is Peters is refusing to release his tax returns. Sound familiar??? What is Mitt Peters - er - I mean Scott Peters, trying to hide?
- Is his tax rate higher than Buffet’s secretary?
- Is he hiding off shore accounts?
- Tax shelters?
Lori has released hers, and even Bilbray has released his.
“In a political atmosphere where money has undue influence on elected officials, the public should know how candidates get their money and what their holdings and interests are,” Saldaña wrote in a statement accompanying her 2010 return.
“If we all subject our tax returns to public scrutiny, we are giving voters the opportunity to make an informed choice about who may have conflicts and who actually represents their interests.”
Exactly. What do you think his tax rate is? 14%? 15%? Maybe even a whopping 18%! Problem is, we may not ever know – but we certainly can assume there’s a reason why he’s not releasing his returns.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not against rich people. But rich people sometimes have things to hide, and they usually have good reasons for wanting to hide it. We, the good voters of CA-52, deserve to know what that is.
Check out Lori’s Act Blue page, and the Progressive Change Committee is fundraising for her and Elizabeth Warren together!
Be sure to go to Lori’s website at www.lori4congress.com, and learn more about this grassroots, progressive candidate WHO CAN WIN!!! Let’s make sure it’s not just another conservadem who wins the seat and votes with Republicans half the time. Scott has the support of the 1% and the establishment – Lori has the support of the people. We have an opportunity to realize our goal of MORE AND BETTER DEMOCRATS!!! A win for Lori in CA-52 would be a major component in seeing this come to pass.