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To me the solution to the coming Social Security shortfall is obvious. Just eliminate the income cap that exempts the rich from paying Social Security on their entire salaries. Problem solved. However raising the retirement age appears the solution most likely to be adopted. My principal objection to raising the retirement age is it shifts benefits to the rich because life expectancy varies directly with wealth. However, I ran across a proposal that, while not the best, is a compromise that could warrant consideration.To me the solution to the coming Social Security shortfall is obvious. Just eliminate... more
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Richard Mourdock, the Teabagger that unseated Lugar in Indiana, is turning out to be a real piece of work. I’ve mentioned that he defines “bipartisanship” as making Democrats accept Republican positions. Now he is equating the current tax structure as slavery and invoking the name of Abraham Lincoln to raise taxes on America’s poorest citizens.Richard Mourdock, the Teabagger that unseated Lugar in Indiana, is turning out to be a... more
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As most of you know, Republicans are reneging on their budget agreement and trying to slash social programs to keep military contractors profiting from cold war weapons systems that are not needed and in many cases, not even wanted by the military. One key program to be slashed is Meals on Wheels.As most of you know, Republicans are reneging on their budget agreement and trying to... more
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Because Republican’s have refused to compromise on revenue enhancements, $1.2 trillion in across-the-board cuts are scheduled to take effect in January, weighted heavily toward cuts in defense spending. That’s an anathema to Republicans, because defense contractors, who want to keep producing outdated weapons systems that were appropriate for the cold war, but are not needed today, are a key Republican constituency. So Ryan and his minions want YOU to BEND OVER instead.Because Republican’s have refused to compromise on revenue enhancements, $1.2... more
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Although Barack Obama leaves a lot to be desired on his overall energy policy, he has made more progress in the development of green energy sources. That progress is now at risk, and will probably be suspended, because Republicans intend to cut off the subsidies that has fueled it, while refusing to end the much larger subsidies for dirty energy.Although Barack Obama leaves a lot to be desired on his overall energy policy, he has... more
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Ever since the Reagan Revolution, the 1% have gotten richer and richer at the expense of everyone else, especially the poor. New data show that the disparity is actually worse than previously thought. In spite of this, the only thing that has changed about Republican policy is that it has become even more draconian in its design to strip the 99% of wealth and drive us deeper and deeper into debt.Ever since the Reagan Revolution, the 1% have gotten richer and richer at the expense... more
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Republicans once again demonstrated that they do not represent you last night, when they filibustered and blocked the Buffett rule, as I predicted (no rocket science required). Even though 72% of Americans favor it’s passage, 72% does not matter to them. The only number that does matter is 1%.Republicans once again demonstrated that they do not represent you last night, when... more
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By Andrew Jones
Saturday, April 14, 2012 17:30 EDT
If someone is looking for sympathy for their high student loans, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) would not be among those providing any support.
According to audio obtained by Think Progress, the congresswoman appeared on G. Gordon Libby show Friday afternoon, saying she “never borrowed a dime of money” during her time in college before lashing out at those burdened with heavy loans.
“I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there’s no reason for that,” Foxx said. “We live in an opportunity society and people are forgetting that.”
Despite her disgust for high student loans, Foxx is somehow content with high mortgage notes. Think Progress reported that Foxx owed two individual notes up to $250,000.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/14/gop-rep-i-have-little-tolerance-for-those-with-high-student-loans/
Listen: Audio from Think Progress, which was from April 13, 2012.
"I wonder what College Tuition was back in her day, or should I say 5 or 6 decades ago???" =)By Andrew Jones
Saturday, April 14, 2012 17:30 EDT
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Republican tax dogma remains one of their biggest weaknesses, because they are not willing to consider fairness for the 99% by making the richest 0.1% pay more than average workers in taxes. While the Buffet Rule is only a small step toward needed reforms, it is imperative that we support it and put the Republicans on record for blocking it.Republican tax dogma remains one of their biggest weaknesses, because they are not... more
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By David Edwards
Friday, April 6, 2012 10:59 EDT
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who calls herself “a high-value target for the Democrats,” says that President Barack Obama is a “health care dictator” because his administration is mandating that all insurance plans cover contraception for women.
In a recent interview with PolitiChicks, the former Republican presidential candidate told Ann-Marie Murrell that the eventual GOP nominee would be “1000 percent” better than Obama, no matter who that person was.
“We can’t let Obama have a second term,” she warned. “Not because it’s partisan, not because it’s the Republican team versus the Democrat team, but because we are about a better America and we’re about liberty and we’re about a decent chance for the future.”
“I think the number one threat right now is that under Obamacare, we literally are seeing a change in government for the first time in 225 years,” Bachmann explained. “This is the first time that we are moving truly away from a constitutional republic — slamming the door shut on a constitutional republic — and effectively we’re becoming a dictatorship in that we don’t elect a president anymore, we elect a health care dictator, who we saw with Barack Obama with contraceptives.”
“If you look at this issue, it wasn’t just about contraceptives. It was about the fact that now the president of the United States can order all Americans to purchase a product or service against their will whether they want it or not. And he can decide which product or service will be offered and at what price. That’s unbelievable!”
Bachmann added that Obama had been “more dangerous than any other president” because of his foreign policy.
“We’re seeing a hyperkinetic level of level of terrorist activity and Barack Obama has a lot to do with that,” she said, cautioning of the threat of Iranian weaponry “penetrating our southern border.”
“Even today, the president of the United States is calling for reducing our nuclear weaponry by 80 percent,” Bachmann noted. “OK, now think of this: We have Iran, a third-world basket case, trying to nuke up.”
The Minnesota congresswoman went on to plead with viewers to give her re-election campaign the maximum contribution because she had been “the number one target of [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi to defeat.”
“I am a high-value target for the Democrats,” she remarked. “This race unfortunately will be no different. … I need all of your viewers to give the very best donation that they can give — and I think the maximum is about $2,500 per person.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/06/bachmann-obama-a-health-care-dictator-for-contraception-mandate/
Watch the video from PolitiChicks, broadcast on April 5, 2012.
"No Matter who is the GOP pick, she's behind him LMFAO!!!!" =)
"Oh and their are Iranians crossing the Border of Mexico, I wonder what ever happened to John McLame Finishing that Danged Fence???"By David Edwards
Friday, April 6, 2012 10:59 EDT
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who... more
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Often it takes a couple years for enough statistical data to be collected to get a clear picture of the effects of Republican class warfare in the US. The truth about Republican economics is that trickle down never has trickled down and never will. It always gushes up. This has led to inequity so severe, that it must be changed.Often it takes a couple years for enough statistical data to be collected to get a... more
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If Darryl Issa and the Republican Party have their way, the USPS will not survive. They are doing and have done everything in their power to make that happen, so that companies like UPS and FedEx can take over the business. If that happens, we all lose.If Darryl Issa and the Republican Party have their way, the USPS will not survive.... more
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Three days ago in Birtherism in Brewerstan, I covered Crazy Joe Arpaio’s attempt to resurrect the absurd Birther conspiracy theory. Spreading GOP lies may not be the only motive for this move. It has turned out to be a test for the financial gullibility of the sheeple in the InsaniTEA wing of the Republican Party. It’s fleecing time!Three days ago in Birtherism in Brewerstan, I covered Crazy Joe Arpaio’s attempt... more
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We have heard quite a bit of late about Newt Gingrich’s personal billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, and Santorum’s personal millionaire, Foster Friess, but many may not be aware that Romney hasa a personal billionaire too, and like Romney, his billionaire is also a vulture capitalist.We have heard quite a bit of late about Newt Gingrich’s personal billionaire,... more
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After Democrats blocked Republican attempts to poison the payroll tax cut extension with the Keystone XL Pipeline, mandatory drug tests for unemployment benefit recipients, and more. Republicans finally found that they had boxed themselves into a political corner from which they escape only by giving-in, which they did on all but one thing. They still refuse to make millionaires, billionaires and corporate criminals share the burden that their greed has imposed on the rest of us. And already, Republicans are lying about it.After Democrats blocked Republican attempts to poison the payroll tax cut extension... more
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House Republicans appear to have caved in on the payroll tax cut extension, because they say they are willing to pass it without paying for it. While this seems to be a win for Democrats, I’m not so sure. There are things about this that do not satisfy me, because they leave a future minefield.House Republicans appear to have caved in on the payroll tax cut extension, because... more
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I won’t have a real handle on the Obama budget for several days at best, but what I do understand about it at this point impresses me. I am pleased that it will increase revenue, by rising the rate on and closing loopholes that benefit the 1%. I have no problem with his intent to reduce the nominal corporate tax rate, because the loopholes it closes and corporate giveaways it ends actually raise the effective tax rate for the large corporations, that have evaded paying their fair share, while lowering them for small companies. I like the investments in infrastructure, job training, and technology development. I especially like that the cuts to Medicare spending come exclusively through reducing Drug company profits.I won’t have a real handle on the Obama budget for several days at best, but... more
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Given that Republicans have taken over the legislatures of so many states in 2010, largely because so many people stayed home, we seldom have occasion to cheer for state officials. However one state, Minnesota, retained a Democrat in the State House, and we owe Governor Mark Dayton major kudos!Given that Republicans have taken over the legislatures of so many states in 2010,... more
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As the deadline fast approaches, there is still no agreement on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension for two reasons. First, Republicans are threatening Main Street America with this tax increase, unless they can get some welfare for corporate criminals as a trade off. They want to attach the Keystone XL Pipeline. Second, Republicans accuse Democrats of having no way to pay for it. That, of course is a lie.As the deadline fast approaches, there is still no agreement on the Payroll Tax Cut... more
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In the front lines of the Republican War on Women are the standard issues of abortion and birth control, and they serve two valuable purposes for the Republican Party. First they keep Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians goose stepping without realizing that Republicans do not represent their well being. Second, they detract attention from what Republicans want to avoid: the economy. However the seamiest side of the Republican War on Women, the side that should provoke as much outrage as the standard issues, receives very little attention.In the front lines of the Republican War on Women are the standard issues of abortion... more
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