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Category Archives: Economy
Shattering the Class Warfare taboo
Today, most Americans see conflict between the rich and us The United States has always had a culturally-enforced taboo: don’t speak ill of the rich. If anyone thought or said that the rich don’t play fair, they were simply a … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative, Economy, Election, Government, Science, Topical
Tagged Citizens United, class conflict, class warfare, Democrats, Election, Independents, Jimmy Zuma, middle class, Mitt Romney, Occupy Wall Street, Pew Research Center, President Obama, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, wealthy
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Stocks point to a dying middle class
Quick, what are the top ten performing retail stocks this year? Number one is Dollar Tree, one of those stores where everything costs a dollar, everything has “China” somewhere on the label, and quality is never the point–of–purchase reason. Number … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Tax
Tagged Bloomberg, Business Insider, class war, economic, economy, Great Society, Jimmy Zuma, middle class, New Deal, Nick Hanauer, policy, Stocks, tax, upper class
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Occupy Wall Street—Victory in 45 days
In just six weeks, Occupy Wall Street protesters have won. They can now rightfully declare victory, having changed the substance of our national conversation. Before OWS, the political narrative centered on made-up notions that taxes are too high and that … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Conservative, Economy, Government, Liberalism
Tagged CBO, economic justice, Eric Cantor, Jimmy Zuma, Koch Brothers, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Paul Ryan, Tea Party, Tea Party Express, The 99
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Employers debunk Republican “job creator” myth
Can the myth of “certainty” be far behind? Employers don’t create jobs, customers do. This week, business owners themselves exploded the myth that theyare the job creators. Previously we’d offered the argument that businesses don’t create jobs. “Customers are the … Continue reading
The corporations that are robbing your children
It’s time we stopped America’s most profitable companies from running up the deficit Would it surprise you to know that $7.5 billion of the taxes you paid were redistributed back to some of America’s largest corporations as “tax refunds?” Would … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Financing, Economy, Government, Tax, Topical
Tagged Black and Decker, Boeing, Capital One, CEO pay, Coca Cola, corporate tax, Dow, e-Bay, Ford, General Electric, Honeywell, Institute for Policy Studies, International Paper, Jimmy Zuma, Motorola, Prudential, Qwest, tax law, tax policy, Verizon
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