End the violence of white-collar crime, says Nader

Posted by Staff on August 8, 2008 |

Fill prisons with corporate criminals instead of non-violent drug offenders, said presidential candidate Ralph Nader at a press briefing at the Nader Gonzalez campaign headquarters. Nader called for a reversal of the War on Drugs, which unfairly targets minorities and the poor.

“Nader-Gonzales would shift the billions saved from the War on Drugs to a war on corporate crime,” said Nader

Thousands of Americans die or are injured each year because of “preventable corporate violence,” Nader said. 56,000 Americans die each year because of work-related diseases such as black lung and asbestosis.

Unlike presidential candidates Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Az.), Nader has a comprehensive plan to combat corporate crime and violence, according to Nader. With 2.1 million prisoners, the United States accounts for one-fourth of the world’s prison population.

Nader’s “12-point program” would increase power and resources for the Internal Revenue Service to chase down tax avoiders, grant shareholders of corporations the right to nominate and elect the board of directors, and impose a separation of commercial and investment banking services, which would prevent “conflicts of interest among financial entities.” Nader’s plan also asks publicly-traded corporations to unveil their tax returns to the public.

In 2004, Nader wrote a letter to President Bush asking him to grant clemency to 30,000 non-violent drug offenders incarcerated in American prisons. The letter recalled President Bush’s use of cocaine and posited that if Bush had been imprisoned for his substance abuse, he would not have had such a successful career, Nader said.

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2 Responses to “End the violence of white-collar crime, says Nader”

  1. Sidney Says:
    August 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Right on, Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez. We need to hear and see more of Nader & Gonzalez. We’ve had more than enough of the corporate military industrial congressional candidates like Obama & McCain for a lifetime. We need a genuine change. Support Ralph Nader & Matt Gonzalez. http://www.votenader.org
    Ralph Nader to speak on Monday August 11, on the trading floor of old Toronto Stock Exchange building.

    Please circulate and post widely.

    Event also features partial screening of the biographical documentary, An Unreasonable Man.

    Now at over 5 percent in national polls, Nader is on his third run for President of the United States.

    Find out why he runs and what’s at stake for Canada this election.

    Ralph Nader is the only major candidate for President of the United States standing up to implement Canadian-style universal healthcare, a Dion-style Carbon Tax, and ending the war in Iraq with a full 6-month withdrawal. Over ten million Americans say they will vote for him, and another 20 million say they would if they thought he had a chance of winning. He’s on track to be on the ballot in 45 states, and has a shot at getting in the Google Presidential Debates to be held in New Orleans this September. Come see him this Monday August 11 at the Design Exchange in Downtown Toronto.

    Event Program:

    Screening of a portion of An Unreasonable Man, the acclaimed documentary on Ralph Nader
    Ralph Nader Remarks on the US Presidential Election: What’s at stake for Canada?
    Q and A with Ralph Nader
    Where: Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1B2.

    Time: 7:00 to 9:30 pm

    Ticket Price: Free, donations appreciated, RSVP to ensure seating.

    To RSVP, email toronto@votenader.org

  2. Miriam Says:
    August 9th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    It is great that Nader is addressing the failed “War On Drugs” which is a total waste of taxpayer money and human resources, as well as the importance of legalizing industrial hemp, which, incidently, the Declaration of Independence was written upon. We want to hear more from Mr. Nader & Mr. Gonzalez. No more from the war candidates- Obama & McCain! http://www.votenader.org
    Anyone who lives in the Toronto area- go see Mr. Nader on Monday August 11. It will be a real treat!

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