If someone said that it is all a lie, that Republicans do love big government…many people would say that it is not true. By the way, when we say Neocon we mean Republican. Repbulicans are now all Neocons…neoconservatives…fascists…corporatists…all sponsored, paid for, purchased, and controlled by big industries, the health care industry, the oil industry, Wall [...]
Entries Tagged as 'budget deficits'
The Truth About Neocons and Big Government
March 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Politics
Tags: budget deficits·Dick Cheney·Donald Rumsfeld·George W. Bush·neocon duplicity·Neocon governors·Neocon lies·Republican governors·Sarah Palin
It Is Time to Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Rich
March 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Education, Labor, Politics
It is time to stop stealing the pension funds of firemen and teachers and nurses. It is time for real Americans to stand up. It is time to give the 1%, the 3 million people out of 300 million who take home 55%…55%…of all income in this country to start paying back what they and [...]
Tags: balancing the budget·budget deficits·Neconservative Republican governors·raise taxes on rich·Tax cuts for billionaires·tax the rich·union-busting·Wisconsin demonstrations
Politics: Save Yourself First – Part II
September 17th, 2010 · Comments Off · Economics, Media, Politics, Populism, taxes
They will always try to get you with words and slogans. Words and slogans are fun but they aren’t facts. The rich are funding much of the media and a whole host of hidden propaganda machines. And they are creating buzz words to influence your thinking. Two of the key words to watch out for [...]
Tags: austerity·budget deficits·cutting Medicare·cutting social services·Neoconservative politics·Social Security·taxes
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
Budget Cuts–Coming After Your Social Security
June 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, jobs, Lobbying, Media, Politics, taxes, Wall Street, wars and militarism
It is time to pay attention to the Peterson Commission. And you had better pay attention and tell your friends and have them tell their friends. Because the Peterson Commission is coming to get your Social Security. Not yours…yours. Yes, you there, the relatively young person who is about to start gathering funds to retire. [...]
Tags: budget deficits·government cost-cutting·the economy·the Great Recession·the Peterson-Pew Commission·The Presdent's Commission on Reducing the Federal Budget Deficit
A Presidential Commission–To Cut Your Benefits
June 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, Populism, taxes, Wall Street, wars and militarism
“Houston, we have a problem….” “We’re out of money.” Our fiscal problems have at last reached emergency status. The Republicans, yes, the Republicans–in a purely partisan way–over the last 30 years finally put us so deeply in debt that we must now address the situation before it it too late. The President, no FDR or [...]
Tags: budget deficits·budgets and spending·cutting back on Social Security·cutting government spending·cutting Medicare·cutting the military budget·government austerity programs·national debt·national debt crisis·tax increases