Generations of Americans have worked to build a country that is second to none. But now, foreign governments are using billions in oil profits to buy into U.S. companies responsible for our defense, energy and homeland security. And they are using high-powered lobbyists and private buyout firms who don't have to reveal their role in our national security. Tell Congress that we have a right to know when foreign countries buy into American companies vital to our economic prosperity and national defense.

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July 17 Action at KKR headquarters in New York july17action.org

Protest at the Menlo Park, CA headquarters of buyout giant KKR.

July 17, 2008 global "Take Back the Economy" event at KKR in Downtown Chicago. july17action.org

SEIU demonstration 7.17.08 outside McCain for President HQ, calling on John McCain to take action against tax loopholes for corporate buyout tax breaks for people like his supporter, Henry Kravis.

For more, check out the War on Greed .

http://www.walkadayinmyshoes2008.com

SEIU, the nation's largest union of health care workers, will begin airing a new television ad throughout Missouri tomorrow, supporting Jay Nixon as the best choice for Missouri voters concerned about health care. (COPE)

Buyout firms such as Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts have made billions of dollars using special tax breaks that reward them for buying and selling companies; and they've slashed wages and destroyed jobs all while using tax loopholes to pay an even lower tax rate than everyday Americans on their billion-dollar profits.

On July 17, in cities from New York to Bangalore to Paris, SEIU members will be joined by activists from 25 countries to take aim at the special perks and tax loopholes that buyout firms depend on to get rich.

There is legislation in the U.S. Senate to close the loopholes that would provide money for tax relief for middle income taxpayers and fund healthcare. The buyout industry has spent millions to defeat this legislation.

And now they're working with powerful friends in Washington such as John McCain, who have vowed to keep their special tax loopholes. John McCain even has powerful buyout lobbyists as advisers, and the granddaddy of the buyout industry, Henry Kravis, is helping him raise money.

Governor Christine Gregoire walked a day in the shoes of SEIU home care worker Rosa Vadillo in Tacoma, Washington. After breakfast with Vadillo and her family, Gregoire assisted Vadillo in caring for one of her home care clients, Rita Madding.

http://www.RoadtoHealthcare.org/