We live in a world of political chaos. The single most important problem we face is the ascendancy of the rich. In itself, there is nothing wrong with becoming both rich and powerful, so long as society has sufficient methods and men of integrity to act as a check on that power. So now we [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bush and Cheney'
Peace and Expansion Versus War and Destitution
February 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, wars and militarism
Tags: Bill Gates·Bush and Cheney·Bush's war in Iraq·Cheney and Halliburton·Clinton era economics·Halliburton fraud·Iraq war·Liberal economic expansion·Liberal economics·war contractors
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