by Dave Johnson | Mar 14, 2014 | Better Off Budget
The big battles in D.C. are over the federal government's budget. You would think that the announcement of a comprehensive budget proposal from the largest group of Democrats in the House, that lines up with the American people's wishes and solves the country's budget...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 13, 2014 | Economy
Big companies have discovered a loophole that lets them avoid paying their taxes. These tax-dodgers are holding $2 trillion-plus of taxable profits outside of the US, on which they could owe as much as $700 billion in taxes. What could our country do with this $700...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 12, 2014 | Democracy
Republicans won in Florida's 13th district special congressional election on Tuesday. What does this mean? Here is the key point about why the Republican candidate, David Jolly, won: More Republican voters went to the polls and voted than Democrat voters. The...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 11, 2014 | Blog
Before I tell you what the subject is, just click this to listen to the first five minutes of Sunday night's Virtually Speaking: (Actually skip in about 1:35 and then listen to five minutes.) Listen To Politics Progressive Internet Radio Stations with Jay Ackroyd on...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 7, 2014 | Trade
The January trade deficit report is out, along with the February jobs report. The trade deficit is up, and as a result manufacturing jobs aren't doing all that well. That's because a trade deficit means that jobs move out of the country. People should be afraid of the...
