by Dave Johnson | Nov 1, 2011 | Blog
Conservatives are always pushing for a "flat tax." It sounds so simple: One easy rate, so we all pay the same, easy to calculate... Get rid of deductions and lower the tax rates. So simple, but it turns out it is a simple trick, a scam to enrich the 1%, like so much...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 31, 2011 | Blog
Please forward this to friends, relatives, "centrists" and conservatives you know. You may have heard about the "Occupy" protests that are occurring in cities around the country. They aren't what you are hearing. Please come to one and see for yourself. If you are...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 27, 2011 | Blog
In Oakland peaceful #Occupy demonstrators were camping out in front of city hall. The city launched a police raid to clear out the camp, using tear gas, flash-bank grenades, rubber bullets and beating people with batons. An Iraq war vet was hit in the head by either a...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 26, 2011 | Blog
Watch this interview on taxes. Watch how fast the argument against taxing the wealthy turns into an argument against democracy. Below is a Wednesday Newshour with Richard Epstein of the New York University School of Law. In the interview Epstein claims that the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 26, 2011 | Blog
The Republicans are obstructing the government from operating. Judges, appointees, NLRB members, etc. are blocked with the purpose of keeping government from doing its job. This is taking a terrible toll on We, the People. The President has the power to do something...