Vol. 72/No. 30 July 28, 2008
Some $30,000 in new donations were made at the Socialist Educational and Active Workers Conference held in Oberlin, Ohio, July 10-13, as contributors received the checks sent out by the U.S. Treasury in June and early July.
Contributors to this special appeal are carrying forward a proud tradition of members of the communist movement contributing “blood money” contract-signing bonuses—employer bribes given in lieu of paying higher wages—and so-called safety and production bonuses used to shut us up when life and limb are at stake. The “Economic Stimulus” checks are more of the same “blood money.”
The Capital Fund is an ongoing fund, dedicated solely to long-term publishing projects over the next decade and beyond. “Blood money” has been a foundation of the fund, which includes other important sources of contributions.
At the socialist conference the Capital Fund received another tremendous response from contributors who were able to make donations due to trust funds, bequests, and other special circumstances. These are contributions of $1,000 or more. Twenty-four contributors augmented the Capital Fund by $322,200 at the conference!
Dave Prince is the director of the Economic Stimulus Capital Appeal.
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Donate Economic Stimulus As unemployment climbs, inflation on basic necessities skyrockets, and utility cutoffs increase, the U.S. government is trying to bribe working people with tiny sums of money as part of its Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. Class-conscious workers should reject this pittance for what it is: a ploy by the rulers to convince us that the government is doing something to alleviate the grind on our standard of living. We encourage readers to put this blood money to good use by contributing it to the socialist press.
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