by Bill Scher | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Too Much Health Care Is Not The Problem OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Nate Silver has a much-discussed post today in The New York Times, 'What Is Driving Growth in Government Spending?' ... he is right: health care costs have been rising at an...
by Bill Scher | Jan 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Business Roundtable Attacks The Elderly OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "Rich CEOs have used every tax loophole in the book to add to their own wealth, have been bailed out directly or indirectly by the American taxpayer, and have rigged corporate...
by Bill Scher | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Declare Victory Over The Deficit OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "When it comes to spending cuts, it’s time to follow the advice a general offered when we were mired in Vietnam: Declare victory and get out ... Washington needs to spend more money now...
by Bill Scher | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Trade That Hurts United Steelworkers' Leo Gerard: "'Uncertainty' is the pitchfork that corporations now effectively wield to prod politicians into action. It’s a threat, as in, if Congress doesn’t do this or that, such as avoid the fiscal cliff or...
by Bill Scher | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Is Our Budget Out Of Control? IMF Says Yes. Charts Say No. OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The IMF report calls us 'profligate' because of the imbalance between the amount of money our government collects and the amount it spends. But, as Howard...
