Rich Whitney

thumb|The citizens need to become policy wonks. They need to start doing their homework. Rich Whitney (born April 21, 1955) is an American politician and civil rights attorney. Quotes Very few people will clamor to have their taxes raised. … But if you ask the same people if they like their public university system, if they like health services, if they like clean water and go down the list of what government does, they'll say they want that...There is a disconnect. They think that in some magic way, government should be able to deliver all these things without providing the revenue. Avila, Oscar staff 2010-10-11 Profile of Rich Whitney: Green Party candidate for governor Chicago Tribune 2023-03-15 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-10-11-ct-met-whitney-profile-20101011-story.html I really love getting into the nuts and bolts of policy, ... The citizens need to become policy wonks. They need to start doing their homework. Avila, Oscar staff 2010-10-11 Profile of Rich Whitney: Green Party candidate for governor Chicago Tribune 2023-03-15 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-10-11-ct-met-whitney-profile-20101011-story.html External links Category:Politicians from Illinois Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Lawyers from Illinois Category:Green Party of the United States politicians Category:Civil rights activists Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Connecticut