I continue to be amazed at the moral obscenity underway in our country. We are in a financial crisis, states are cutting education and health care, and we are wringing our hands over federal deficits–yet there is no serious discussion about significantly taxing the rich, who have reaped hundreds of billions of dollars in […]
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President-Elect Obama, Tax The Rich To Keep Deficits Lower
Posted on 08 January 2009.
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How To Raise A Cool $150 Billion
Posted on 25 September 2008.
The turmoil continues today, with investors continuing to flee to short-term Treasury bills (which promise virtually no profit so you can see how the panic continues) and continuing division on the Paulson bailout for bankers (Nancy Pelosi says bravely, "We are not taking ownership of this," meaning Republicans will have to vote for the […]
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