Category Archives: Economy
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Only love can do that [drive out hate]”
2January 19, 2020 by epoetus
by Bert It is easy to say “history repeats itself” and “if we haven’t learned from history then …
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The New Year: Taxes, Capitalism and democracy
1December 30, 2019 by epoetus
By Bert This NY Times article has an animated graphic which shows the decline of income tax for …
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What is the deal with the trade agreements?
1November 2, 2019 by epoetus
And the trade wars? And the agreements regarding asylum seekers? #45IdiOTUS has promoted a fictional narrative that it …
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The revolution is here — Democrats ignore it at their peril
November 1, 2019 by epoetus
NOTE: this is an excerpt from the Alternet article by the same title. The link to the Alternet article is …
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A WA first: SJC Democrats just put an income and wealth tax onto the Democratic party agenda
2September 22, 2019 by epoetus
“We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of …
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Messages for the “Fly Over” states: Global Warming
September 8, 2019 by epoetus
4 points and a ‘truth sandwich’ There are political messages that resonate across political lines and …
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We Have A Rich White Male Problem
1August 13, 2019 by epoetus
This problem pre-dates the industrial age, monopolies, trust busting and the end of Slavery. It …
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What does political success look like?
July 20, 2019 by epoetus
In the political topsy turvey world we live in, a world where Fox News carries as much credibility …
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What is happening in the Safety Net?Health Care – Lies exposed – Social Security – True facts about the status of the trust funds.
January 9, 2019 by stephenshubert
That’s $5.2 trillion that America can save by creating a Medicare system by which every American has medical coverage. Check …
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Bernie’s slam on Trump Tax Plan
October 17, 2017 by stephenshubert
Bernie Sanders picks apart Donald Trump’s “pathetic” tax plan that would cut taxes for the richest Americans by billions while …
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