Death of the Middle Class march this Saturday

We the People of Grand Rapids has organized a march this Saturday to protest the current economic conditions in Michigan.

Information from their Facebook event page states:

“Because of Michigan’s inability to create decent jobs,

• $1 Billion in cuts to k-12 education funding,

• cuts to college level funding,

• the new 48 month low-income assistance timeline,

• the taxing of senior’s pensions,

• reduction of the Earned Income Tax Credit,

• introduction of “Right to Work” bill,

• combined with the 86% tax-cuts to corporations

We now have an income-gap between the rich and the poor that has effectively killed the middle class. (US income equality is now 93rd in the world, below Egypt, India, China, Iran.)”

The group is going to have a funeral-style protest and is encouraging people to wear black.

Death of the Middle Class March

Saturday, November 5

11:00AM – The march starts at the corner of Ottawa and Pearl and will end at Calder Plaza with speakers.