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The Never-Ending Quest for Tax Red Herrings
The political friends of America's rich aren't aiming to convince us that higher taxes on the nation's highest incomes make no sense. They're just hoping to keep us distracted.
Monday: Take Action to Defend Medicare
Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security hurt PEOPLE. Raising tax rates on the wealthy is just money. They do not equate, do not trade them. Please join Monday's big, national event and add your voice. The "Lame Duck" -- unelected -- Congress is deep in...
A Higher Medicare Age Means a Lower Quality of Life
It's almost impossible to believe: With the private-sector economy struggling and politicians worried about government spending, the biggest proposal on the table is raising the Medicare age to 67. That would take far more out of household budgets than it would save...
"It's Working"
HuffPost Hill with a little reminder: During a press conference demanding unemployment insurance be part of a fiscal cliff deal, Chuck Schumer noted that last December, 5 million Americans relied on federal unemployment insurance, while only 2 million currently do so....
National Journal Says Boehner's Reelection As Speaker Could Be In Doubt
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. I hate to say I told you so, but… I predicted as far back as May (here, here and especially here) that House Speaker John Boehner's reelection as speaker could be in trouble if it looked to the tea party wing of the...
Fix The Dysfunctional Senate
Originally posted at Communications Workers of America. The American people need to demand that the majority have rules that mean that key issues of the day are discussed — not buried. I appeared on NewsTalk, a Washington, D.C., public affairs television show, on...
Reid’s Filibuster Reform Is What the Founders Would Have Wanted
The simmering but underreported Senate fight over filibuster reform may have greater impact on the legislative success of President Obama’s second term than the heavily watched budget battle. Without an end to filibuster abuse, Obama’s mandate could once again be...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Economy Not Ready For Austerity OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "The unemployment rate is down to 7.7 percent with 146,000 added jobs in November … which is much better than expected but hardly a clear marker … The economy still faces...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Economy Not Ready For Austerity OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "The unemployment rate is down to 7.7 percent with 146,000 added jobs in November … which is much better than expected but hardly a clear marker … The economy still faces...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Economy Not Ready For Austerity OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "The unemployment rate is down to 7.7 percent with 146,000 added jobs in November … which is much better than expected but hardly a clear marker … The economy still faces...
