by Bill Scher | Jan 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: The GOP Threat: Cut Social Security and Medicare or We’ll Kill The Economy. OurFuture.org's Roger Hickey: "Here we go again. Republicans are very clear about their latest extortion threat to the American people: Unless you cut Social Security and...
by Bill Scher | Jan 4, 2013 | Economy
Overlooked in the aftermath of the "fiscal cliff" deal and the questions about what spending cuts may be around the corner, was this part of President's Obama statement following the bill's passage: I think we all recognize this law is just one step in the broader...
by Bill Scher | Jan 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: Deficit Debate’s Sick Secret Is Killing Us OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The problem, of course, is our health care system – although 'system' seems like a flattering word for this greed-driven, anarchic three-ring circus ... Where does all the...
by Bill Scher | Jan 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: So Can We Focus On Jobs NOW? OurFuture.org's Dave Johnson: "Now that the idiotic “fiscal cliff’ is out of the way, maybe we can start to get around to doing something that will actually help We, the People, fix the economy and reduce the borrowing....
by Bill Scher | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog
Progressives ranging from Paul Krugman, Noam Scheiber, Greg Sargent and OurFuture.org's own Robert Borosage are down on the latest tax deal. They feel President Obama caved on the threshold for higher tax rates and, in turn, set himself up another another bad deal in...
