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Blinded By Their Own Baloney
For several years now one of the ways the Tea Party/Republicans have displayed their economic ignorance is by supporting the Fair Tax, which is basically a sales or consumption tax. I will not get into all the details here – … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, consumer demand, consumption tax, Coprorate Income tax, death tax, Donald B. Marron Jr., Donald Marron, economy, Estate Tax, Fair Tax, George H. W. Bush, income tax, inheritance tax, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, politics, Reaganomics, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, sales taxes, Tax Policy Center, taxes, Tea Party, trickle down, unemployment
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An Expansion Of The Disinformation Machine
In the last few days both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have reported that the Koch brothers are seriously interested in buying the eight newspapers owned by the Tribune Company. When two such diverse newspapers report … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Sun, Boston Marathon, California, Charles Koch, Chicago Tribune, Connecticut, Constitution, consumer protection, Daily Press, Danile Patrick Moynihan, David Koch, Electoral College, First Amendment, Florida, Forbes 400, Fox News, freedom of the press, freedonm of speech, gerrymandering, government regulation, Hartford Current, Illinois, journalism, Koch brothers, Los Angeles Times, Maryland, Morning Call, New York Post, New York Times, newspapers, Orlando Sentinel, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, right wing, Rupert Murdoch, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, taxes, Tea Party, Tribune Comapny, United States Constitution, Virginia, Wall Street Journal, Westboro Baptist Church
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The Great Alaskan Giveaway
The first reaction of my regular readers is probably: what the hell is Larry doing writing about Alaska? Well I’ve never been to Alaska; the closest I’ve been to it is Pocatello, Idaho and I certainly can’t see it from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, Charles Koch, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, David Koch, Exxon Mobil, Fortune, Fortune 500, Harold Meyerson, Koch brothers, Mississippi, New Mexico, oil industry, politics, Republicans, Richard Mauer, right wing, Sean Parnell, taxes, The Tax Foundation, Washington Post
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Selling Spats
Somewhere in the 1920’s spats went out of style. I’m already considered a senior citizen by many and I don’t ever remember seeing them except in movies and plays. They were a garment that was primarily worn by men covering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, C.P.A.C., CPAC, CPAC 2013, Democrats, education, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, GOP, Government regulations, Herman Cain, immigartion, Michele Bachmann, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, NIMBY, Obama, politics, regulations, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, S.P.A.T.S., same-sex adoption, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, student loans, Stupid Political Anti Talk Sustainment, taxes, union busting, unions, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Are You Serious?
Taking a cursory glance at the Ryan Plan 3.0 I am reminded of the first retort my youngest grandchild learned, “Are you serious?” It was cute, we all laughed and Olivia repeated it a time or two to get more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Coprorate Income tax, defecit, Food Stamps, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Michigan, national debt, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Rick Snyder, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, sequester, social safety net, Social Security, student loans, tax breaks, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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A Challenge Issued
I’m a self-confessed political junkie; as such I almost never miss a State of the Union address. I have to admit to some degree enjoying the pomp and circumstance however I am beyond being overwhelmed by it. The several days … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 99%, budget, Congress, defecit, Defense Budget, Democrats, Desiline Victor, economy, executive order, Florida, Illinois, jobs, Obama, politics, Republicans, Rick Scott, social safety net, State of The Union, Tammy Duckworth, taxes
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The Banishment Of Paul Broun
Republican/Tea Party Representative Paul Broun, M.D., (GA-10), is typical of the recycled, perpetual losing candidate that has found the Tea Party attractive. Broun made unsuccessful runs at public office in 1990, 1992 and 1996. Suddenly he made another appearance during … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2008 election, Alan West, AP, Associated Press, Atlanta Constitution Journal, Balanced Budget Amendment, Big Bang therory, Climate Change, Congress, Constitution, Democrats, Dodd-Frank Act, embryology, evolution, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Hitler, House, House Committee on Science, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Marxist, Medicare, Nazi, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Broun, politics, Republicans, Sandy, Sandy aid, Saxby Chambliss, Soviet Union, Space and Technology, State of The Union, Superstorm Sandy, taxes, Tea Party, United States Constitution
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The Golden Rule
I had spent a few days pondering what to publish for today. A piece on the inauguration would be a natural since the public ceremonies are being held today, but I have long held that I would like to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, Alaska, Art Pope, bigotry, Bob Etheridge, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Congress, David Koch, Democrats, Dick DeVos, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, gerrymandering, government spending, House, House of Representatives, inauguration, Koch brothers, Martin Luther King, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, Ohio, politics, racism, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party
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The Banishment Of Pete Peterson
Did you ever wonder why millions of Americans obsess over the national debt, (although they mistakenly refer to it as the deficit), when the biggest economic problem facing America today is the lack of consumer demand caused by unemployment? Pete … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackstone Group, capital gains tax, carried interest, Comeback America Institute, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Committee on Economic development, deficit, economy, Fix the Debt, Forbes 400, greed, Medicare, Mitt Romney, national debt, New America Foundation, Pete Peterson, Peter G. Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, politics, Richard Nixon, Social Security, taxes, The Can Kicks Back, The Fiscal Times, Willard Mitt Romney
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