There are other means of being politically active, they can even be a-political.Grass roots campaigns are what get my attention at the moment. Perhaps democracy could head this way. Rather than vote for someone once every 4 years and then have them make all the decisions, even some which they said they wouldn't, without having a say in the interim is just a sham.Exposed: the government isnt just turning a blind eye to tax-dodgers. Its actually helping them.The government has rubber-stamped a legal loophole that allows millionaire finance bosses to pay a lower rate of tax than many nurses and teachers. Its government-sponsored tax avoidance, and its losing us up to £700 million a year. [1]The scandal is making waves in the news today. [2] Its the latest in a string of tax-dodging headlines - and Osbornes position is getting weaker by the day. [3] A huge people-powered petition now will show Osborne that he needs to cracks down on tax-dodging - and that starts with closing the Mayfair loophole. Please sign the petition:SIGN THE PETITION38 Degrees members exposed this scandal. Hundreds of thousands of 38 Degrees members voted to get this campaign going. And almost 6,000 of us chipped in to fund experts and lawyers to investigate, produce an explosive report, and work out how to fix the law. [4] Now we know the truth, and its down to us to get this loophole closed.Our people-powered report proves that tackling tax avoidance isnt rocket science. We already know what simple change to the law wed need. [5] Now, its a question of whose side George Osborne is on.With tax dodging all over the news, hes desperate to convince the public hell crack down on it - but so far hes coming off badly. [6] Todays outrageous scandal has given Osborne even more bad press on tax dodging. Just weeks before the election, hes desperate to shut this debate down - and a huge petition is the last thing he wants. Please add your name:SIGN THE PETITION38 Degrees members fight for fairness. Its hard to believe that money which should be funding the NHS is going to millionaire finance bosses instead. Standing together against this Mayfair loophole will show that when it comes to tax dodging, the fights only just begun.Thanks for being involved,Amy, Nat, Bex, Laura and the 38 Degrees teamPS: This week, a journalist from The Telegraph resigned. He said that the paper buried stories about HSBC and tax dodging because it was worried about losing advertising revenue. He spoke to 38 Degrees to explain what happened. You can watch the video here:NOTES:[1] 38 Degrees report: Getting serious: how the UK government helps private equity executives to pay lower tax rates than nurses and teachers, and what could be done about it:This report was funded by almost 6000 38 Degrees members, after hundreds of thousands of us voted to get the campaign going. Read the full report here (the first page gives a good summary).The Independent: Private equity bosses using £700m tax 'loophole' - and donating to the Tories:Mirror: Fatcat fund managers dodge £700 million in tax every year because of loophole:[2] Here's a photo of the papers today - the mayfair loophole which 38 Degrees members have exposed:[3] Guardian: George Osborne under pressure from Vince Cable over HSBC scandal:[4] 38 Degrees blog: Mayfair loophole: Should we campaign?[5] Page 13 of the 38 Degrees report gives a proposed amendment to Finance Bill 2015 - to close the mayfair loophole by taxing "carried interest" as ordinary income:[6] Daily Mail: "I probably shouldn't be advocating this": Video of a young George Osborne advising voters how to dodge taxes unearthed':