No mistake about it. We are in crisis mode. No matter what the stock market or the boys knocking down millions on Wall Street say…we are in an economic crisis. And we are in a political crisis. We have trillions of debt that we need to pay off. We owe about $12.8 trillion of which [...]
Entries Tagged as 'corporate lobbyists'
Debts, Lies and Obstructionism
May 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, energy, Politics
Tags: corporate lobbyists·lobbyists·Neocon Republican obstruction·Republican obstruction
Lobbying: Our Worst National Disaster
April 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Lobbying, Media, Politics
There are about 14,000 lobbyists now in Washington. That is more than 26 lobbyists for every Senator, Congressman and member of the White House staff. Last year, 2009, lobbyists spent a staggering $3.46 billion on influencing government. This is a huge problem for the United States of America and its future. If you are a [...]
Tags: corporate influence·corporate lobbyists·corporation lobbying·health insurance lobbyists·independent government·John Boehner·Lobbying·lobbyist influence·lobbyist money in Washington·lobbyists·Mitch McConnell·Neocon lobbyist pandering·Neocon lobbyists·Republican lobbyist pandering
We Need Unions Today More Than Ever.
February 1st, 2010 · Comments Off · Courts and the Law, Culture, Economics, jobs, Politics
Under the Bush Administration, unions found themselves once again under siege. The last 29 years have been a battle against corporate lobbyists, Right-Wing radio commentators, and congressmen-turned-lobbyists. Many in the public, including many Democrats have forgotten the debt we all owe to the literally dead and wounded union warriors in the long struggle for the [...]
Tags: anti-union activists·Bush Labor Department·corporate lobbyists·Elaine Chao·unions