The super-rich have it good. Bush's tax cuts, pro-corporate laws, the slashing of block grants to the states and decades of corporate tax breaks in this city have been good for the rich. Cigna, Sunoco, Lincoln Financial, GlaxoSmithKline and "non-profits" like the University of Pennsylvania have raked in the cash. Meanwhile, 40% of Pennsylvania's poor live in our city, and the PA General Assembly refuses to back Governor Rendell's plan to fully fund ALL Pennsylvania schools. Billions are being wasted in senseless warfare in Iraq. It's time Corporate Philadelphia pay-- not the children, jobless, wage-earners and small business owners of our city.

We want to know: Will City Council stand up to Corporate Philadelphia? Before another ounce of city services are cut, City Council needs to:

• Institute a Corporate Income Tax. Make corporations pay their share.
• Roll Back corporate tax breaks. This could even be a temporary measure.
• End tax breaks for "non-profits" like the University of Pennsylvania and privately-owned hospitals.
• Get together with other towns across the state to develop a common front in the State Assembly. 82% of corporations in this state pay no income tax, many because PA lawmakers simply don't bother to go after them.