Posted on 19 October 2011. Tags: Capital Gaines, Citizens for Tax Justice, Class Warfare, Corporations, Greed, Herman Cain, Republicans, Ron Paul, Sales Tax, Taxes
Welcome to another edition in the economic philosophy of the Republican Party, where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Today, courtesy of the Citizens for Tax Justice, it’s the Herman Cain Robin Hood-in-reverse plan. Courtesy of CTJ: If presidential candidate Herman Cain’s proposed “9-9-9 tax plan” was in effect today, then […]
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Posted on 10 July 2009. Tags: Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Federal Reserve Board, Ron Paul
No institution ever gives up power willingly. It has to be taken from it by force–not necessarily armed force, but certainly political force. To wit, the battle over the power of the Federal Reserve Board. Two different takes floated around the business/mainstream media today–both of which miss the point, which I’ll get to down […]
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Posted on 06 October 2007. Tags: "Free Market", "Free Trade", 2008 Elections, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Ron Paul, Rudy Guiliani
This is huge: Republican voters are now overwhelmingly opposed to so-called "free trade." Not surprising but really a potential goldmine for Democrats—if they have the foresight and courage to seize it. We are talking about a possible major realignment based on economic issues. Let me talk first about the poll and, then, say something […]
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