Ten Myths on Social Security: http://www.socsec.org/publications.asp?pubid=507
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merrill
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Americans knowingly and unknowingly support crummy sweatshop life in China. Who comes out ahead? The Chinese government and Wall Street, not middleclass american workers or consumers. This could be the situation if middleclass americans on all sides of the aisle if more is not demanded of our respective politicians. Before 1980 when it came to american jobs both sides tried to keep jobs in america. Then this global economy nonsense was introduced big time and middleclass america was tricked into believing that this was a great thing. Next thing we know politicians had crafted tax laws making it attractive for USA …
Posted to Symbol of the System
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A body that can produce new humans and provide some of the most nutritious food(breast milk) on the planet speaks many times to the strength of the woman...those that have not been beat into submission. However the Reagan Union busting plan was implemented with great support from Ed Meese turning a blind eye to the Sherman Anti Trust Act not to mention the democrats being far too quiet on the matter. Now these women have their work cut out for them as the above mentioned programs are now being carried out through the Bush Privatization Plan. The democratic party needs a …
Posted to Women's Work
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It's beginning to appear that WOMEN'S issues do not garner much debate through In These Times chat board. In These Times put in much effort on WOMEN"S issues to go unnoticed???
Posted to Women's Work
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The article seems to imply that the democratic party in general is progressive. That's a stretch for sure as the progressives within the party are few and far between. On the other hand so many in the so called republican party make Barry Goldwater a progressive.
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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A. The democrats could bring back the Sherman Anti Trust Act back to life. This might save a few good paying american jobs. B. The democrats are playing politics with President Bush instead of telling him no on way too many issues. If the party wants to say NO get with the press and explain very loudly why? C. The democrats are in far more trouble than they realize with their constituents because they do not offer anything significantly different from the immoral majority republican party. We only get another version of a immoral majority republican plan. Democrats let's talk about …
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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Does the democrtaic party bother to read this? Democrats it's time to do away with computerized electronic voting. Why...because computers can be programmed to do any damn thing including lie to the voter on election day. Democrats on voting lets get this into place and be revolutionary: Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) A Fairer Way to Conduct Single-Winner Elections by the Center for Voting and Democracy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Most U.S. elections are held under plurality voting rules in which the candidate with the most votes wins. If three or more candidates run in the race, then the winner can have less than a …
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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Why do I refer to the former republican party as the immoral majority republican party? Simply because Jerry Falwell stated a number of weeks back that it took 25 years for the Christian Coalition to get control of the republican party.
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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I may or may not be a progressive. Myself and many others in this area are very politically active and vote. The democratic party should be able to accept constructive criticism then take postitve steps from there. Obviously the numbers of disgruntled democrats are huge as the number of voters who stayed home indicate. The same could be said for real republicans as well. Did I vote in the last election ...of course. Did I vote for GW...of course not. Did I vote for John and John...you bet. Do I whine about GW...absolutely. A list: * give our first term front …
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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The Big Lie About Valerie Plame By Larry Johnson The misinformation being spread in the media about the Plame affair is alarming and damaging to the longterm security interests of the United States. Republicans' talking points are trying to savage Joe Wilson and, by implication, his wife, Valerie Plame as liars. That is the truly big lie. For starters, Valerie Plame was an undercover operations officer until outed in the press by Robert Novak. Novak's column was not an isolated attack. It was in fact part of a coordinated, orchestrated smear that we now know includes at least Karl Rove. Valerie …
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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The following was written by an aquaintenance which also reveals the feelings of my mother and father in law who have been conservative republicans prior to the 25 years that I have known them. Yes they voted for GW once but not twice. Today they cannot stomach the man. While vacationing in Maryland together we were cheering for John Kerry and watching the democratic convention. Nothing even close to that has ever taken place in the 25 years I've been married to their daughter. Putting Newt,Tom DeLay or anyone that has been politically tied to the Bush family name will only …
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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Economics 101 anyone? China is increasing it's wealth and it's military with our blessing thanks to outsourcing. This article goes a bit deeper. http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0723-21.htm
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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From a dear friend: Palast gives the kind of lesson in Economics 101 that the American people need to hear day after day. Right now, there are still too many who believe "free markets" consist of destroying the American manufacturing sector, destroying the middle class, and kowtowing to the non-free-market Chinese dictatorship. Anything short of that equals, we're told, "protectionism." One point I never hear anyone make, even supposed "experts," is that a lot of this is about that all important market share. If China can subsidize its industries to the point that they cause American manufacturing to shut down (which …
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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Social Security Vs. Wall Street In claiming that the rate of return on a stock investment is guaranteed to be greater than the return on any other asset, Bush is lying. If an investment-firm broker made this claim to his clients, he would be arrested and charged with stock fraud. http://www.dollarsandsense.org/0505orr.html For those who wish to play Wall Street the opportunity is there at least 5 days a week. Leave social security alone.
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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This article http://www.dollarsandsense.org/0505orr.html clarifies much about Wall Street vs. Social Security in very comprehensive language.
Posted to Democratic Dos and Donts
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According to Jerry Falwell not so long ago it has taken 25 years in order for the immoral majority to take control of the republican party. This began with Reagan/Bush and the immoral majority did not look back. IMO the republican party and and the true definition of conservative is now dead. Members of the republican party have been duped. Disgruntled democrats,republicans and the green party maybe could be the peoples third party. One day voters will wake up and realize that they must pay attention instead of going to the polls and voting for someone just because they claim to …
Posted to The Immoral Majority
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The Immoral Majority According to Jerry Falwell not so long ago it has taken 25 years in order for the immoral majority to take control of the republican party. This began with Reagan/Bush and the immoral majority did not look back. IMO the republican party and and the true definition of conservative is now dead. Members of the republican party have been duped. Disgruntled democrats,republicans and the green party maybe could be the peoples third party. One day voters will wake up and realize that they must pay attention instead of going to the polls and voting for someone just because …
Posted to The Progressive Promise
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I like the out of Iraq rhetoric.How about taxpayer funded medical care such that our elected officials have...it would be very helpful to america's small business? Since the immoral majority has taken control of the republican(?) party I would say the republican party is dead.
Posted to The Progressive Promise
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Taxpayer funded insurance would be the best solution. Number it would drive economic growth as it would provide incentive for new better paying employers. Number two it would reduce the cost of medical care due to the number of people under one company's umbrella. Number three additional savings would be realized due to reducing the paper work which typically adds about 30% to cost...one policy holder = less paper. Number four with all taxpayers under one policy would create a lucrative buy for any insurance company. This policy could be put up for bid frequently thus keeping cost of coverage reasonable. …
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