The Real Question: WHY Don't People Make Enough To Pay Income Taxes?
Mitt Romney was caught on video complaining that 47% of us don't make enough to pay taxes, believe they are victims, are dependent on government, etc. The right question is why do so many of us make...
View ArticleJobs Are For We, The People. Budget Cuts Are For The Billionaires. Who Will...
We have millions unemployed with millions more underemployed or just gave up looking, our infrastructure is literally crumbling, our trade deficit is horrendous, our "safety net" has eroded below...
View ArticleBlocking Bain Trucks To Save Jobs In Freeport
There is a real-life story playing out in real time in Freeport, Illinois, which is west of Chicago. Bain Capital is closing a Sensata factory there, to move the jobs and work to China. The workers...
View ArticleIs This Why Romney Won't Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped...
On the campaign trail Romney says we shouldn't ship jobs to China and should "crack down" on China trade problems. But he refuses to help or even meet with the Sensata workers whose jobs are being...
View ArticleHere Is What Is Happening With #Sensata
If you are hearing about a company names Sensata, here is the story. Right now this company is moving equipment out of a factory in Freeport, Il. and shipping it to China. They are making the workers...
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Scare Talk Follows Shock Doctrine Script
Anyone who has read The Shock Doctrine understands exactly what this "Fiscal Cliff" scare is.
View ArticleSaying "Fiscal Cliff" Is Taking Sides
The term "fiscal cliff" is a one-sided propaganda phrase that misinforms and triggers public fear and anxiety. The fiscal cliff is not a "cliff" and the country isn't going to fall off anything at the...
View ArticleJobs First Because Jobs Fix Deficits
What happened to jobs? The pubic wants government to do something about jobs and getting the economy moving, and in DC the only thing is this weird argument about ... anything but jobs and getting the...
View ArticleFilibuster Day Of Action Thursday - Call Senators
The filibuster used to be an important tool that gave the minority a voice in the Senate. But the Senate made a mistake and changed the rules, which enabled an obstructionist minority to block ......
View ArticleDon't Feed The Debt-Ceiling Trolls
Bloggers have learned some hard lessons about engaging with right-wing nutcases who leave nasty comments: "Don't feed the trolls." Starve them of the attention they seek. Ignore them and move on. This...
View ArticleDisarm The Hostage Bomb -- Stop Governing Based On Threats, Intimidation And...
A nation whose constitution begins with the words "We, the People" should not be governed through threats and intimidation and lies. It is time to defuse the hostage-taking bomb. Do not negotiate...
View ArticleSenators – Before You Vote Ask The Public What They Think A Filibuster Is
Senators, before you vote today on the "make them talk" proposal, go ask members of the public what a filibuster is.The public thinks a filibuster is senators talking all night. It is not a "nuclear...
View ArticleIf You Want To Reform Something, Reform The Trade Agreements
When you hear anyone from the big multinationals or Wall Street using the word "reform," watch out! The way they use the word, it means give them more and We, the People get less. They want to...
View ArticleFix The Trade Deficit, Fix The Economy.
Yet another report is out showing how the trade deficit is costing us millions of jobs and hurting our economy. This report has specific numbers: between 2.2 million and 4.7 million U.S. jobs, between...
View ArticleFilibuster: Hate To Say It But We Told You So
Many of us fought hard to reform the filibuster and fight the Republican obstruction that is blocking everything the country needs to get done. And I do mean everything. We said please just "make...
View ArticleBob The Businessman: An American Success Story
This is the story of Bob The businessman.Suppose a local businessman, let’s call him Bob, went around town raising money from the townspeople to open a car dealership. Dozens and dozens of people in...
View Article72000+ to 2: "Wired For Republican" Media Ignores CPC/Dem Back-To-Work Budget
They say that Washington DC and the major media are "wired for Republicans." Steve Benen explains how this works,... week in and week out, this debate is dominated by voices from only one party. A...
View ArticleAusterity Lovers In D.C., Austerity Haters At Home
In Washington, austerity-hungry Republicans called the sequester's "across the board" spending cuts a "victory" - until their districts feel them. Then they complain about the cuts, but still demand...
View ArticleElite-Pundit "Grand Bargain" Frenzy Just Like "Run Up" To Iraq War
The "Grand Bargain" is about showing the world that we can hurt people, so they will know we are "serious."
View ArticleWill Social Security Cuts Be The Democratic Party's "New Coke?"
All the smartest people in the executive suites just knew that the taste of Coca-Cola needed "reform." Rival Pepsi was advertising to the "New Generation" and Coke's executives came to believe their...
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