Yesterday, 10 members of the Working Families Party were joined by 5 SEIU 1199 members and 25 members of SEIU Local 32BJ outside the Waldorf Astoria, where Billionaire tax-avoider Henry Kravis of the private equity firm KKR hosted a Columbia Business School award dinner.  We had an award for Henry too, the Loophole of the Year Award, for the man who single-handedly dodged his way out of $96 million in taxes in one year alone.

Holding the award plaque and a giant banner, we protested and passed out leaflets to passersby asking why Kravis gets to pay a lower tax rate than nurses and hotel doormen.  As tuxedo-clad guests streamed in to the event, we got some great reactions.  No one was willing to give Kravis our award for us though, and the Hotel claimed to have lost our tickets.  Guess we’ll have to keep looking for Kravis at his next gala event.

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