by Richard Eskow | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
Liberals and progressives who want to cut Social Security? Democrats who want to cut one of their party's signature achievements? "It has been done in your name, or at least in that of your family," said Scrooge. As Christmas Eve approaches, supporters of the "chained...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog
The world didn't end! The Mayan calendar starts a new cycle and we can too. Take it easy; have a Happy Holiday. It's the holiday season and the end of a year. It is time to take a break, enjoy family and reflect on the year that just was and imagine that new year that...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
The so-called 'fiscal cliff' was never real. Congress and the President invented it during last year's negotiations, apparently to persuade voters that unpopular budget measures were needed to avoid a crisis. With the collapse of John Boehner's 'Plan B,' that gambit...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog
Just how radical and extreme are the Republicans today? Republicans didn't oppose Boehner's radical "Plan B" because it would devastate American families and small businesses and destroy government -- that was OK, in fact that wasn't even enough destruction for them....
by Richard Eskow | Dec 20, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
Fix the Debt, a front group for corporations, billionaires, and defense contractors, wants people to call their Representatives and demand that they avoid the "fiscal cliff." The group's latest email is so badly written that it cries out for laughter, but its...
by Stan Collender | Dec 20, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
Don’t expect Congress to tackle a tax overhaul anytime soon. For the third year in a row I am not writing a year-in-review column because, honestly, they’re boring and unnecessary. If you’ve been interested enough in the federal budget to read my column in 2012, you...
