Bush spent your tax cut
Democrats are lacking good slogans that resonate with the populace and provide effective repetitive sound bites. A good slogan should both support the Democrats policies and put the GOP into a...
View ArticleDeficits matter to whom?
We keep hearing from the right that deficits matter. But they matter to whom?Actually, deficits matter to the poor and middle class - not the uber-wealthy. Long-term deficits will, at some point, drop...
View ArticleChanging the politician's world
The facts-on-the-ground of a politician's world: 1. Each individual spending cut is opposed by a strong constituency that benefits from that spending. 2. Each individual spending increase is...
View ArticleWhy you pay taxes and Exxon doesn't
If you were treated like Exxon, you wouldn't pay federal income taxes.This statement isn't hyperbole - it's a provable consequence of the way Exxon is allowed to treat the "taxes" it pays to foreign...
View ArticleGoing after police pay raises
Bad police behavior is costing cities a lot of money, but rarely are the police actually punished due to the "code of silence." So, how about some capitalist incentive to turn on their colleagues? All...
View Articletrade and riots
Did you ever notice..... the pundits would have the poor, working, and middle classes support trade deals because they're (supposedly) for everyone's good, even if the benefits will only trickle down...
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