Dr. Seuss Revisited

 

• Why do away with the Dr. Seuss books that offend?  Why not change the offensive illustrations?  I've always loved the message of "Green Eggs and Ham"--Try something new before rejecting it.  But it needs to reflect our current awareness of animal welfare and sustainability, so I doctored Seuss:

SAMI

 I don't want any vegan dish./I do not like them I -Am-Trish.

TRISH

 

You do not like them, so you say./Try one!  Try some!  And you may.  Try one and you may, I say.

SAMI

Oh, Trish!  If you will let me be/I will try one.  You will see.

 

 

SAMI

Say, I like this vegan food!/I do! It really suits my mood!

 

TRISH

 

Trying something new can be

A pleasurable thing to see

AND sustainability

is kind to animals and me.

Tax the Rich: The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Brendan Boyle have introduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act.

OWL has alerted us to this, and I've just finished asking the support of 

Senators Diane Feinstein and (for the first time) Alex Padilla, and Chuck Schumer, Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Jackie Speier, saying, "Please support the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act.  A 2% annual wealth tax on Americans who have al least $50 million dollars in net worth and a 3% tax on those with at least $1 billion in net worth would  provide $3 trillion ($3,000,000,000) for child care, education, and infrastructure to help close the widening gap between rich and poor Americans as well as help to reconstruct our communities.  I know the ultra-millionaires want to do their part to create a better society.