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Ryan Budget Is Now Officially A GOP Problem

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. We now have some real indications that the fiscal 2013 budget plan proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is going to be as much a political albatross as a plus for Republicans. The first real proof came...

Hands Off My Medicare

Last year, for a brief moment, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan’s popularity soared as he unveiled his audacious deficit reducing budget. His proposal maintained tax cuts for the wealthy and defense spending while dismantling important programs for lower- and...

Romneys Core Salesman-In-Chief For Wall Street

Who is Mitt Romney, at his core? His constantly-changing public positions on issues -- sometimes changing inside a single sentence -- make it appear he has no core at all. But there has to be a set of core beliefs, a guiding star. This guiding star is the constant...

Nine Pictures Of The Extreme IncomeWealth Gap

(Note - This post originally appeared Feb 14, 2011. The date was changed when CAF switched blog platforms.)   Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they don’t see it. People just don't understand how much...

Nine Pictures Of The Extreme Income/Wealth Gap

(Note - This post originally appeared Feb 14, 2011. The date was changed when CAF switched blog platforms.) Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they don’t see it. People just don't understand how much wealth...

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