It really is no surprise, unfortunately, that the country is spinning out of control, the middle-class is dying and we are trapped in some of the dumbest debates imaginable–chief among them the entirely phony argument over a non-existent debt and deficit "crisis". Not surprising because many of these debates have political leaders essentially taking […]
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King Cuomo: When Democrats Ape Republicans, Trash Workers and Seniors
Posted on 10 June 2011.
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Path To Power Paved With Victims: Cuomo The Coward
Posted on 28 March 2011.
The cowardice that courses through the American political system is on display every day. Cowards who won’t stand up to the rich and the powerful who are just voraciously stripping every dime and dollar they can find from the hides of the people. Andrew Cuomo is right up front.Andrew Cuomo will be now […]
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The Hired-Gun Poodle-For-The Rich Governor Delivers
Posted on 06 January 2011.
For what they paid to elect their poodle, the elite got what they wanted: The new governor mentioned the word “tax” or “taxes” 21 times, mostly to denounce them and promise to lower them. “What made New York the Empire State was a not a large government complex,” he said. “It was a vibrant […]
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It’s The Kind Of Jobs We Need To Talk About
Posted on 17 December 2010.
We weren’t invited to the CEO summit with the president (you missed chicken and fish for lunch, by the way). But, I think there is a huge point being missed: The White House has been pursuing a charm offensive with the biggest U.S. employers in recent weeks, hoping to convince them to plow some […]
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Using Money As Leverage–The Right Way
Posted on 27 February 2010.
It is not easy, under our current "free market" economic rules, to push corporations to do the right thing when the overriding imperative of every CEO is to maximize their own massive pay packages. But, every year, the federal government spends billions of dollars in our tax dollars–our hard-earned money–to buy services. Here is […]
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Senate Bill: More Wal-Mart Wages, Goodbye Middle Class
Posted on 19 December 2009.
There are lots of reasons to oppose the Senate bill in its current form, and hope that, if the Senate does pass a bill, that the final form of the bill is closer to the House version (I am leaving aside for the moment the argument, pro or con, that anything short of "Medicare For […]
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Memo To Business: Unions Will Help Your Bottom Line
Posted on 02 March 2009.
Henry Ford used to say that he wanted his workers to have enough money to buy his cars. Our current business leaders seem to have forgotten that simple economic idea. That is why, for their own self-interest, business, and their Republican allies in Congress, should embrace broad unionization. The sound you just heard […]
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