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DESCRIPTION:flyer:  
 http://www.acgov.org/law/2014_12_3_DebtCollection2_Flyer.pdf\n\n"Back by 
 popular demand. Space is limited."\n\nEconomically, the lower half of the 
 population controls 1% of the federation-of-state's wealth. The top 1% 
 controls over 40%. Which of those two groups can afford to hire a lawyer? 
 Poor people are hounded by debt collectors, pay a higher portion of their 
 annual wages in taxes, etc. Of those taxes, property taxes are the most 
 regressive. Renters pay all of property taxes of the building they live in 
 and renters are typically in the poorer portion of the spectrum. It's the 
 masses of poorer people who pay for the existance of local and county 
 governments. \n\nThe once public Alameda County Law Library is hosting it's 
 FIFTH debt collection seminar in as many months. There is a book for sale 
 and continuing education credits available. As poverty increases, lawyers 
 are being hard pressed for clients. This is one of many questionable 
 services they are chasing after. It's essentially the last licking clean of 
 the carcass. Is this something that a county government should be 
 facilitating? The county collects the property taxes that are then shared 
 with the municipal corporations and the state. \n\nLet your county 
 supervisor know that these types of seminars should not be happening.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/02/18764943.php
SUMMARY:Protest: Alameda Co sponsoring Debt Collection seminars
LOCATION:Alameda County Law Library\n125 Twelfth Street, Oakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/02/18764943.php
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