If you think you have been lied to before…you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. It’s an election year and therefore the amount and the degree of inaccuracy of Republican statements will increase, and already have increased, exponentially. Here are just a few examples. Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have blamed Barack Obama for the lack [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Economics'
Here Comes the Election Year Propaganda
January 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Economics, Health Care, jobs, Labor, Politics, Populism, taxes
Tags: Bush recession·Class warfare·Corporatism·Economics·Health Care·health care reform·health insurance·jobs·national debt·Neocons·Neoconservative obstruction·Neoconservative propaganda·Politics·Republican obstruction·Right Wing·Right Wing Propaganda·stimulus·unemployment
Nationalize Natural Gas Production and Save America.
December 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, energy, jobs, Politics, Populism, The Budget
There is one simple and secure way to jump start the economy and sustain it over a decade. That one simple idea is to nationalize the natural gas industry. In fact, not only is it good in a positive way, but the nationalization of the production and distribution of natural gas will prevent a negative…the [...]
Tags: Economics·energy policy·fracking·natural gas·the national debt
Wake Up, Republicans, Before It Is Too Late!
November 10th, 2011 · Comments Off · Economics, Health Care, Politics, Populism, taxes
The recent elections have brought some emotional and some real political relief to a beleaguered Middle Class, but we need to point out a few things that MUST happen or our society will literally disintegrate. For so many years now, Republicans have been listening to a siren song of false promises and false accusations that [...]
Tags: Bush-Cheney phony tax cut assertions·CBO report on tax cuts and reduced revenues·Douglass Holtz-Eakin·health care repeal·Koch sponsorship of the Tea Party·LIes about health care reform·Republican deficits·Republican health insurance industry sponsors·Republican propaganda on health care repeal·tax cuts do not raise revenues
The Economics of Robert Reich.
October 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, Education, jobs, Politics, Populism, taxes, The Budget
Many short men are taller than Robert Reich. But as they said about Ari Onassis (who wasn’t that short, Ms. Onassis was just a little taller) he was not so short when he stood on his wallet. When Dr. Reich stands on his intellect, he is about the same height as Bill Russell. Do you [...]
Tags: creating jobs·economics of recovery·fiscal stimulus·restoring manufacturing·Robert Reich
Are the Republicans Really Fascists? A Comparison.
October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Labor, Politics, Populism, Science & Technology, Wall Street, wars and militarism
Anyone can call someone else a name. People call others Fascists or Nazis all the time on the Internet. People who have these little backwoods militia are often called Nazi-wannabees or actually in some cases call themselves Nazis. But the fact is that the term “Fascist” has a specific meaning. While Nazis were Fascists, many [...]
Tags: Are Republicans Fascists·Fascism·Fascism and Republicans·Fascism and the GOP·Fascism and the Neocons·Fascism and the Tea Party
The Post Office and Republican Treachery
September 30th, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Culture, Economics, Human Rights, Lobbying, Politics, Populism
Do you have a utility bill or a credit card bill that’s going to cost you extra if you don’t get it there on time? It costs you that because businesses like utilities and financial institutions make part of their income by doing things on time. You are asked, even warned, to make your payment [...]
Tags: Darryl Issa wants to close the Post Office·Neocons privatizing the post office·Republicans fighting unions·Republicans want to bring down the post office
“Red Tape” Is a Republican Red Herring.
September 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Economics, Health Care, Politics, Populism, Wall Street
———————————————————————————————— From now on, until the elections of 2012, every post will be lead by the following statement: Nothing proposed or examined here will be changed so long as there are Republican majorities in the House of Representatives and less than 60 Democratic Senators in the Senate. The Republicans…Tea Party or otherwise…all work for the [...]
Tags: health care reform·Koch family·Koch pollution·Neocon obstructionism·pollution and politics·regulation red herring·Republicans want to rid the Kochs of the EPA·why regulations are good
Southerners Are Being Taken for a Ride
September 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Corporations and Industry, Economics, General, jobs, Labor, Politics, Populism
The Republicans, and the Tea Party founders, the Koch Family and about 30 other millionaire donors are taking the South for a ride. People know about being “taken for a ride” in Chicago. You see, in Chicago, there were always some good boxers and a bunch of good football players. But, over time, there were [...]
Tags: claims about jobs in Texas·claims about the Texas Miracle·Governor Perry of Texas·minimum wage jobs·poverty by state·Southern bigotry·the Republican South·the South and jobs·the South and racism
Class Warfare…The Battle to Destroy the Middle Class
August 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, jobs, Labor, Politics, Populism
A dentist from Naperville, Illinois called a talk show in Chicago. “I’ve invested $400,000 in starting a dental practice and the government won’t let me do it.” “What?” says the host, “The government? What do you mean?” “I’m competing with the government for workers. I’m looking to hire several people at $25 an hour and [...]
Tags: class warfare by the Right·Republican class warfare·the Neocon attitude toward workers·the Republican Rich·The Super-Rich·unemployment·unions·wages
Taxes and Stimuli, 101
August 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, Populism, taxes, The Budget
So many stupid theories abound today, tossed back and forth between the billionaire-paid politicians and their paid think-tank economists, that it is hard to go a single day without shaking your head so hard that your hat falls off. The fact is that there are always only two explanations. Let me explain the two explanations [...]
Tags: Clinton economy·Clinton jobs·Holtz-Eakin lies·jobs·Neocon lies·Republican tax cuts·tax cuts·tax cuts and jobs·tax increases
Tea Party Republicans and American Hatred
August 4th, 2011 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Health Care, Lobbying, Politics, Populism, The Budget
So now…the debt limit is raised and everyone is happy. We have cuts in government spending, But what else happened? Nothing. That is what the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party has been sent to Washington to do. Nothing. Or things we would call negative. In other words, cut Social Security. Cut Medicare and [...]
Tags: Neocon Tea Party·Right Wing obstruction·Super-rich·tea party·Tea party backers·Tea Party obstructionism·the Right Wing Tea Party
Political War in America–North, South, Rich, Poor
July 7th, 2011 · Comments Off · Economics, Politics, Populism
This is the world we live in. We don’t need political commentators to tell us what is happening. We see it every day in our lives. Our politicians are in a battle, not for themselves, for which they are accused by so many, but for us Americans. Now the divisions are very clear. The Republicans [...]
Tags: John Kasich·medicare and medicaid cuts·Neocon governors·Politics·Ric Scott·Ric Snyder·Scott Walker·teachers benefit cuts
The Trouble with the Trouble with the Economy
June 13th, 2011 · Comments Off · Economics, Politics, taxes
We’ve got trouble. Right here in Washington City. And that starts with a “T” and that rhymes with a “G” and that stands for GOP! The Neocon Party is out to use the economy to cause massive trouble for American citizens. The Republicans want to slash spending because…they say…we are going over the cliff. If [...]
Tags: cutting Social Security and Medicare·Medicare and Social Security·Obama's budget·tax cuts for the rich·the Pawlenty budget plan·the Republican Budget plans·the Ryan Budget plan
Obamacare is the Answer, Ryancare the Disaster
May 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Economics, Health Care, Politics, Populism, taxes
There were people who thought Paul Ryan was a genius. Then Democrats and Independents and Seniors began to analyze his plan. He quickly became a dunce. The Republicans had no other budget plan. So they voted on it. They passed it in the House. The Democrats, who could not believe their good fortune, quickly pounced [...]
Tags: Budgets·GOP budget·GOP Cuts to Medicare·Gop Medicare reductions·national debt·Paul Ryan's Medicare removal plan·Ryancare·The Ryan medicare elimination plan
Who Is Scaring All Those Seniors…and Why?
May 30th, 2011 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Health Care, Politics, taxes
“It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood…a beautiful day for a neighbor..would you be mine…could you be mine….” Oh, yeah. Mister Rogers had nothing on the way the political parties are trying to attract Independent voters and Senior citizens. But the fact is that there is a significant difference. It is a difference that is [...]
Tags: health care reform·high cost of medical care·high medical costs·Medicare savings·national debt·Obamacare·oil company profits·saving Medicare·solutions to the national debt·supporting Medicare·sustaining Medicare·the Medicare scare