The Spark

the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist

“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx

Subway Cars Serve Bank Profits

Jul 20, 2009

In 2007, the Washington transit authority didn’t replace the subway cars involved in the accident because of a financial deal it had with banks, letting them use these old cars as a tax shelter until 2014.

In capitalist society, how many human lives is a tax break worth?