The American scene has changed since 1980 and not for the better. What is our biggest problem today? That’s right: the national debt. Everything to do with the national debt goes back to Ronald Reagan. And it is much more complex and sinister than just the numbers, which themselves are staggering. From the end of [...]
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The Reagan Legacy
February 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, Politics
Tags: national debt·Neocon economics·Neocon politics·Reagan deficits·Reaganomics·Ronald Reagan·tax cuts for the rich·the Reagan Legacy
What’s Wrong with America, Part III – Jobs and Infrastructure
December 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Lobbying, Media, Politics
It isn’t rocket science, although this country is pretty good at that, but it is quite easily achievable. We can restore the great American Middle Class. What is wrong with America can be made right. Some things are missing that can be restored. First, jobs, and they will come from stimulating the economy and at [...]
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Paul Ryan and Barnyard Economics
November 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Politics
Ryan is a wonderful Irish name. But Paul Ryan is no typical Irishman. Ryan carries less of the Irish tradition than does Russ Feingold. The reason is that the Irish are the very symbol of fighters for the common man, for the underdog. Another Ryan, for example, Leo Ryan gave his life trying to save [...]
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A Populist Plan to Restore the Economy
August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitalism, Economics, jobs, Politics, Populism
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 [...]
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Voodoo Economics Versus Outright Fraud
July 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Politics, Populism, Wall Street
Here’s what “Voodoo Economics” is all about. Voodoo Economics refers to a theory put forth by economist Arthur Laffer in 1980…and perhaps remains his personal approach…that says that when you cut taxes the economic benefits that will accrue from that greater spending capacity will so greatly increase the domestic output that the resulting taxes will [...]
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