by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2010 | Blog
We need a Democracy Tariff, imposed at the border on goods that are brought in from countries where the people have not been able to build a strong democracy that protects their workers, wages and environment. Yesterday in Exporting Jobs Is Not “Trade.” It Evades...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
We, the People have fought hard to build and strengthen our democracy. We built up laws and institutions and protections. It has been a particularly hard fight to build a middle class with weekends off, good wages, worker protections and some degree of protection of...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog
Actually, the title kind of says it all, no? If we spend money on tax cuts, the next year we only have debt and pay interest on the debt. For a clear example, just look at the damage the Bush tax cuts have done to the country. They left behind worse than nothing -- we...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 31, 2010 | Blog
Social Security is once again under attack. Time after time Social Security has come under attack. Do you remember the Bush "privatization" campaign a few years ago? Each time the attack uses a different myth, repeated over and over. Then, in between attacks, the...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 30, 2010 | Blog
Our current economic model depends on ever-increasing consumption. This model worked during the early industrial revolution worked because it filled existing needs: Farmers depending on horses needed tractors. Kitchens needed gas stoves and refrigerators, etc....
