Activists Shut Down Chicago Of Trade To Demand 'LaSalle Street Tax'

[KamaAina]

For those of you playing along at home, LaSalle Street is Chicago's version of Wall Street, where all the commodities and options exchanges are.

http://chicagoist.com/2015/11/02/activists_shut_down_board_of_trade.php

Hundreds of activists with Moral Monday Illinois, a coalition of faith-based and community groups, shut down entrances to the Board of Trade Monday to demand the state enact a Lasalle Street financial transaction tax.

After a short rally at the Thompson Center, hundreds of demonstrators led by clergy members of various faiths shut down LaSalle Street and marched to the Board of Trade, where dozens blocked the doors by standing in front of, or sometimes sitting down in the middle of, the doors to the building.

“Our message has been very clear, this is a revenue crisis,” said Sue Gries, co-chair of the group Fair Economy Illinois, one of many that participated in the action. “We know our legislators have a choice to increase revenue, to secure the health and the stability of our state and communities, to honor the commitments we’ve made to workers and seniors and those who provide critical services to the most vulnerable.”

More than 40 demonstrators were arrested for blocking the doors, and some had to be carried out of the area by police. Some traders and other workers at the Board of Trade were noticeably agitated by the demonstration, with some banging on the doors, others shouting at the demonstrators, and even one man throwing a handful of change at them. This was the ninth ‘Moral Monday’; demonstration in the city.

Looks like Moral Monday has come north from North Carolina. Hopefully coming soon to an oligarchy near you.