Eliot Spitzer to Romney: Where are your tax returns?
“Romney has now made paying taxes the litmus test for good moral standing in our community.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Topic: Tax policy
‘He was rich the day he was born’: Barney Frank challenges Mitt Romney’s view of the 47 percent
“Apparently to him, people don’t have views on public policy, they don’t have emotional feelings, they don’t have concern for others. In his mind it’s pure economic determinism. People are apparently reduced to being slaves of where their money comes [...] watch video
‘We are not a nation of panhandlers’: Eliot Spitzer reacts to Mitt Romney’s ‘47 percent’ comment
“By the way, Gov. Romney, your own 13.9 percent income tax still puts you well below what your colleagues in the top 1 percent pay. So stop complaining.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Do Romney’s ‘47 percent’ comments reflect sentiments of the middle class?
“(Romney’s) speaking to a feeling that a lot of middle-class people have, that they’re falling behind because … there’s a moocher class that’s taking advantage of them.” —Tim Dickinson watch video
Eliot Spitzer encourages the Occupy movement to rally around Elizabeth Warren
“Occupy has to move on from last year’s protests. Twelve months are an eternity in politics, though less than a moment in history. You can’t survive long as a movement unless you push affirmative ideas and start backing real candidates.” [...] read post
‘The power of the billionaires’ drives the Republican agenda and election strategy
“The Republicans have one answer to everything, which is ‘Let us pray.’ They’ve adopted an utter fatalism toward public policy: Let’s do nothing and hope that things get better.” —Alan Grayson watch video
Eliot Spitzer offers a dark forecast: Republicans are plagued by more than Isaac
“Make no mistake, this is a Todd Akin/Sheriff Joe Arpaio platform.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Goodbye, Affordable Care Act: What the first 100 days of a Mitt Romney presidency could look like
“They could de-fund large portions of the expansion of health insurance. Even if they could not undo all of the health care overhaul, … they could undo most of it.” —David Leonhardt watch video
Worse than George W. Bush? Robert Reich says a Romney-Ryan ticket would destroy the economy
“In every respect, this budget takes from people who are vulnerable and gives to the people in our society, the small number, who are already wealthier than they’ve ever been — ever — in history.” —Robert Reich watch video
‘Fraudulent’: Barney Frank takes on Paul Ryan’s budget
“[Paul Ryan] is an absolute extremist.” — Barney Frank watch video
