Saturday vigils in Greenfield focusing on tax use
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Published: 5/10/2021 3:06:55 PM
GREENFIELD — With the new deadline for filing federal taxes now May 17, area peace activists are focusing on where the public’s money goes during two vigils this month.
The Tax Day vigils, called by members of Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR) and the Traprock Center for Peace & Justice, began on Saturday, May 8, and will continue on Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to noon on the Greenfield Common, according to a Traprock press release.
According to Pat Hynes of the Traprock Center for the Peace & Justice, 55 cents of each dollar in taxes “went to support the military, our wars, weapons and bases, including 800 military bases abroad and military operations in an estimated 150 countries. A few pennies of each discretionary tax dollar went to support each of these essential human security needs: environmental protection, education, housing, public health, food and agriculture, research on renewable energy, road and bridges, public lands and parks, diplomacy and more.”