by Dave Johnson | Aug 13, 2013 | Blog
Serious People were saying that budget deficits hurt the economy. Then we increased taxes on the rich so now deficits are wayyyyy down. So Serious People are saying that taxes hurt the economy. Or is it spending on schools and infrastructure that is going to kill the...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 13, 2013 | Blog
Jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs. Please. Just fix the country's crumbling infrastructure, and there's millions of jobs right there. JOBS! This is work that has to be done anyway, we are behind on it, and people need the jobs. Bridges are falling down. Literally...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 12, 2013 | Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The giant multinationals are pushing a trade deal that will literally let them bypass our laws. This deal is called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and it is coming at us in the next few months. The corporations are trying to switch this gravy-train onto the "Fast...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog
Giving unemployment benefits to unemployed people keeps them from going to your boss and offering to do your job for half what you are paid. Better yet, asking government to make sure everyone has a job means your employer has reason to keep you happy and well-paid so...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog
"People are living longer so we have to increase the Social Security age." You hear that a lot. Here is why this is just wrong. "Life expectancy" is a technical term used in statistics. It almost always means "life expectancy at birth" instead of what people think it...
