This is a short piece about taxes and jobs. One would hope that this blog is not the only place where there is a serious call for all Americans to begin to call, write and even assemble and march to the offices of our elected officials to lobby for for jobs. We need jobs desperately [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Economics'
On Taxes and Coming Out of Recession
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitalism, Economics, Politics, jobs
Tags: Bush tax cuts for the rich·deficits·economy·job creation·jobs·national debt·restoring the economy
Creating Jobs in the United States
August 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Health Care, Labor, Media, Politics, jobs
There are several problems with the current jobs situation and those are in addition to the fact that one out of approximately 8 people you see walking down the street is either unemployed or has only a part-time job. Of course, for some people, the idea of a part-time job is difficult to imagine, as [...]
Tags: Bush Free Trade and Employment policies·IT·jobs·Neocon outsourcing policies·outsourcing jobs to foreign workers·outsourcing to India and China in 2010
How to Fix Social Security and Balance the Budget
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Economics, Politics, Populism
Michael Hiltzik’s August 6 column in the LA TIMES was pretty thought-provoking on the current Social Security dialogue. And it leads to some rather interesting points that should be raised about Social Security solvency, Medicare, Medicaid, and the future of entitlement programs.
It also brings up some questions on taxes. We will show exactly how [...]
Tags: budget deficits·entitlements·Medicare·Military spending·national debt·Neocons·Social Security·tax the rich
The Great Neocon Budget Hoax
August 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitalism, Economics, Lobbying, Politics, Populism, Wall Street, taxes
Representative Paul Ryan, Neocon-Republican of Wisconsin, has laid out an economic plan for the future of the country. The problem with his plan, however, is that it makes several flawed assumptions.
First of all it assumes that the American People will never figure out that tax cuts for those in brackets from over $350,000 [...]
Tags: Neocon Budget Plan·Neocon economic plan·Neocon Social Security cuts·Representative Paul Ryan·the Ryan Budget plan
A Populist Plan to Restore the Economy
August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitalism, Economics, Politics, Populism, jobs
This will short and to the point. This is a simple plan to handle a simple problem.
Yes, it is not as complicated by a factor of 1000 as the Neoconservative Republicans in Congress and all their Right Wing radio commentators and corporate-sponsored lobbying “think tanks” like Cato, Heritage, AEI and others too numerous to list…would [...]
Tags: a populist plan·an economic plan to restore the economy·creating jobs·jobs·Neocon economics·Neoconservatism·Politics·Populism·restoring the economy·the economy·the Great Bush Recession·the recession·unemployment
Neocons and National Debt
August 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitalism, Economics, Lobbying, Politics, taxes
Income taxes were first levied to pay for the Civil War. After the Civil War, personal income taxes were abolished and there were basically no income taxes from 1868 to 1913. Taxes on liquor and tobacco were the chief sources of revenue for the Federal government.
To fund the U.S. participation in World War I, [...]
Tags: deficits·national debt·Neocon economic policy·tax cuts·voodoo economics
The Bush-Cheney Pro-Poverty Programs
July 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitalism, Courts and the Law, Culture, Economics, Human Rights, Politics
In 8 years in office, Bill Clinton, in addition to creating 22 million jobs, left office having lifted 5 million people out of poverty. When George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (who have somehow avoided prosecution for war crimes) left office there were about 12 million unemployed and only 3 million jobs had been created [...]
Tags: Bush and Cheney·financial scams·Neocon scams·personal bankrupticies·poverty·sub-prime mortgages·the unemployed and jobs
Neocons Trying to Split the Middle Class
July 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Economics, Politics, jobs, taxes
Divide and conquer…that’s their motto. As ancient as the Romans and as current as the Rovians. The Neoconservative plan is to pit the American Middle Class against itself. Those on Social Security and unemployment insurance will campaign to keep those vital income streams alive and the Neoconservatives will work against them trying to have them [...]
Tags: economic expansion·jobs·Neocon austerity·paygo·the budget deficit·unemployment insurance
The Current Common Wisdom Is Wrong
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Health Care, Lobbying, Media, Wall Street, jobs
We often refer to the “common wisdom” in society, the general knowledge passed on by word of mouth locally, regionally and eventually expressed in print or on television…and after which people say…oh, yeah, that makes sense.
The fact is that the common wisdom often works because the underlying rules are pretty clear in most situations. [...]
Tags: common wisdom on the economy·cutbacks in social programs·economic austerity·Economics·Neocons obstructing the economy·stimulating the economy·stimulus
Jon Kyl and the Paris Hilton Retirement Plan
July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, Populism, taxes
Here’s how you prepare for retirement.
You figure out a way to be born into a very wealth family. Your daddy dies and you get his fortune.
The Republicans, Neocon Republicans all, in the Senate and the House are hard at work on Paris Hilton’s retirement plan. If daddy should die this year, then all [...]
Tags: inheritance tax·inheritance taxes·Lincoln-Kyl Inheritance legislation·Neocon obstruction to unemployment benefits·taxes
The Neocon Roadmap to Take Us Over the Cliff
July 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Capitalism, Economics, Health Care, Politics, taxes
The Neocons have a wonderful new mantra…”austerity”…a lovely word that means, “let’s cut your government benefits so we can cut my taxes.”
It is expressed colorfully in Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan’s web site “A Roadmap for America.” Tadaa! It expresses so much of the Neocon agenda so beautifully that everyone should read it, just [...]
Tags: GOP Roadmap·Neocon austerity plan·Neocon Roadmap·Neoconservative economic plans·Paul Ryan of Wisconsin·Ryan Budget Roadmap
Neoconservatives Versus Americans
July 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, taxes
When someone attacks your arguments or comments on your lifestyle, that may be a source of irritation or possibly even anxiety. But when people try to take away your home, or your food or your health…that is no longer argumentation on principles. That is physical aggression. That is an attack on your very well being. [...]
Tags: Necon Obstructionism·Neocon Senators·Neocons·Neoconservative politics
Sinister Economics
July 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Lobbying, Politics, Populism, Wall Street
Let’s understand one thing. The economic problems of the country were not caused by “Progressive” or “Liberal” or “Populist” policies. They were caused in the last 30 years and they were caused by an ideology that did not embrace rational thought, either in economics or in politics or in human relationships.
It can only be compared, [...]
Tags: Liberal·Neocon lies·Neocons·Neoconservative·Neoconservative economics·Neoconservative propaganda·Neoconservative Republican propaganda·populist·Progressive·Progressive economics
Government by Lobbyist
July 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Health Care, Lobbying, Politics, Wall Street
The recent Citizens United verdict by the Supreme Court makes one thing clear. For the time being, at least, lobbying is here to stay and has been given even greater abilities to interfere in the legislation and administration of the United States.
What we have now is a law that says that any corporation, and probably [...]
Tags: corporate lobbying·health care lobbying·Lobbying·lobbyists·Neconservative lobbyists·Republican lobbyists·Wall Street lobbyists
Net Neutrality–Free Speech on the Internet
July 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Courts and the Law, Economics, Media, Politics, Science & Technology
Someone asked recently, “What can I do?” when it comes to issues of political and economic power being used as a wedge or leverage against the average American.
Sometimes there is very little anyone can do. For instance, the Supreme Court recently made several rulings setting back established law 60 or 70 years. It [...]
Tags: communications over the Internet·FCC·freedom of speech·net neutrality·Telecom lobbying·the Internet