Many in the rich or wealthy class continue to complain about being overtaxed. They do so even as they receive preferential tax treatment. They do not pay social security tax (12.4%) on any of their income above $17,000. The rich make most of their income from capital gains. The working middle class makes most of […]
Midday Open Thread – Bill Maher, Medicaid Expansion, Obama (VIDEO)
Bill Maher really gives it to Conservative Supreme Court justices. Tennessee Governor likely the next one to cave and accept the Medicaid Expansion to Obamacare. Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee describes it as “trying to thread a needle from 80 yards.” Mr. Haslam is only the latest Republican tailor trying to figure out whether to […]
Gun Control? His Last Words: ‘I Cannot Believe You Shot Me’ (VIDEO)
What will it take for Americans to get out of the grips of the National Rifle Association (NRA)? When will they force the politicians to act? How many more innocent children must die? How many more massacres must Americans endure? These stories are of yesteryears and are still occurring today. “The last words he said […]
Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs
Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor to the Clinton administration gets it right once more. The first two paragraphs of his Huffington Post blog post says it all. Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs. The Affordable […]
President Calls GOP And Insurance Companies’ Bluff
One must always be careful of what they ask for. Many have been accusing President Obama of breaking his promise ‘If you like it you can keep it’. The president ill-advisedly decided to ‘apologize’ in an interview with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd. On Thursday the President gave an extensive news conference. Republicans may have been caught […]
BREAKING: Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Released (VIDEO)
Obamacare Enrollment Number The first Obamacare enrollment numbers are in. 106,185 thousand Americans have signed up for insurance through Obamacare exchanges. 26,794 have signed up through healthcare.gov. 79391 have signed up via the state run exchanges. The enrollment number covers the first 33 says, from October 1st to November 2nd. The bulk of the Obamacare […]
Bill Clinton Knows Better – Keeping Current Health Plans Could Bankrupt Americans
Bill Clinton Should Know Better Bill Clinton knows better. He has been anointed Explainer In Chief by both the Traditional Media and President Obama. Sadly, he is not living up to his billing over the last few days. The problem should be placed partly on President Obama. He gave MSNBC’s Chuck Todd an interview where […]
Elizabeth Warren Lashes Out At Congress – Do your Job (VIDEO)
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gave the keynote address at a Roosevelt Institute – Americans for Financial Reform event. In her keynote she called on Congress to solve the ‘too big to fail’ banking fiasco. She said that the financial crisis cost Americans north of 14 trillion dollars, $120,000 for every American household. She said the […]
Anthony Weiner May Be One Of The Best Progressive Messengers (VIDEO)
Americans are in need of good progressive messengers. They are in need of folks who can describe the need for Liberal values and policies. Many times one feels that the country’s puritanical attitude towards ones private life holds back the country. The fall of Anthony Weiner is a case in point. It is true that […]
Anthony Weiner Passionately Defends President. Promise Not Broken (VIDEO)
Anthony Weiner gets it right. The President said if you like your insurance you could keep it. When the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was designed it took the President’s promise into account. Insurance companies have started cancelling individual policies that were written since the law was passed that were generally predatory or that corrupted the […]
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