by Dave Johnson | Jul 14, 2010 | Blog, Minimum Wage
"Everyone knows Americans are lazy, shiftless, always looking for a way to shirk their responsibilities. People don't want to work so we have to make them work. And good dose of humiliation is good for the soul. If you let them have any dignity they might get uppity."...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 13, 2010 | Blog
From the Citizens Trade Campaign Earlier this year, 130 members of Congress sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urging him to designate China as a currency manipulator. This week, the Treasury Department once again refused. Today, July 13th, call your...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 13, 2010 | Blog, Reagan Revolution
Cut spending? Wait - where did that terrible idea come from? Government is We, the People and its job is to protect and empower us. Why in the world would we want to cut back on that? WSJ today, The Bush Tax Cuts and the Deficit Myth, "Runaway government spending, not...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog
At the AFL-CIO Blog: Call-In Day, July 13: Tell Congress to Pass Currency Legislation. On July 13, tens of thousands of manufacturers across the country—members of the Fair Currency Coalition and the Coalition for a Prosperous America—will join with union members and...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog
McClatchy news story, No full Social Security benefits until age 70? Young Americans might not get full Social Security retirement benefits until they reach age 70 if some trial balloons that prominent lawmakers of both parties are floating become law. Don't fall for...
