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The Daily Beast: Brian Riedl: ‘We’re $16 Trillion in The Hole- Democrats Want To Burry Us $42 Trillion Deeper’

Source:The New Democrat   “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected that the annual budget deficit will soar from $779 billion to $1.37 trillion over the next decade. And even that assumes that Congress will allow the expiration of both the … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Opinion- Michael Tomasky: ‘A 70% Percent Tax Rate Isn’t Radical- Alexandria O. Cortez Has It Just Right’

Source:The New Democrat What Michael Tomasky failed to mention here ( and perhaps intentionally ) is that back in the 1950s and 70s when we had high tax rates of 70 and 91%, no one especially the rich were actually … Continue reading

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Chomsky’s Philosophy: Professor Noam Chomsky- The Nanny State

Source: The New Democrat Noam Chomsky’s definition of a nanny state, is what almost every else including people who favor the nanny state on both wings of the American political spectrum call corporate welfare. Where government at taxpayers expense subsidizes … Continue reading

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The Huffington Post: Robert Kuttner: ‘Thinking About the Government’

Source:Facebook– Robert Kuttner. “We have almost reached a tipping point where majorities of Americans who want government to be on their side look in vain for a government that actually serves them. Meanwhile, the national security state is more overweening … Continue reading

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Thinking Peace: ‘Thanks to Decades of Conservative Spin, Americans Are Hopelessly Confused About Taxes, Spending and the Deficit’

Source:Flagler Live– I guess it’s never too early to prepare for a 2012 political convention. “The right’s victory in separating taxes from the services they pay for is apparent when citizens are asked what they’d like to see cut in … Continue reading

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