So now…the debt limit is raised and everyone is happy. We have cuts in government spending, But what else happened? Nothing. That is what the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party has been sent to Washington to do. Nothing. Or things we would call negative. In other words, cut Social Security. Cut Medicare and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Right Wing obstruction'
“Please, Sir, May I Have Another!”
June 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, jobs, Labor, Lobbying, Media, Politics, taxes
The Republicans in Congress have their paddles out and are ready, if we let them, to make us walk the line again, while the Neocon frat boys in the Chamber of Commerce, in Congress and on Wall Street deliver a good spanking like the one they handed the country in 2007-2008. Yes, these cartoon characters, [...]
Tags: Corporatism·jobs·Neocons·Neoconservative obstruction·political gamesmanship·Right Wing obstruction·tax cuts·unemployment insurance
Health Industry Greed and Democratic Reform
February 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Economics, Health Care, Politics
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…. Yes, indeed. It was the best of times for the health care industry in 2009. And the worst of times for their customers. And it continues in 2010. Let’s get right to it. Wellpoint, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna, Aetna and Humana…the top five health [...]
Tags: Democratic health care plan·health care debate·health care fraud·health care lobby·health care reform·health insurance industry·health insurance industry greed·House health care plan·Obamacare·President's health care plan·Republican health care plan·Right Wing obstruction·Senate health care plan