There is no doubt that if Paul Ryan’s budget were to be magically implemented, it would destroy the middle class, and he is demanding Obama do his dirty work for him.
The President has fallen into the Republican trap: a false narrative that the biggest crises facing America are our national debt and our budget deficits.
If no one is willing to standup for the middle class, then a real peaceful disruptive movement will be necessary that affects the bottom line of those that are the real takers in America.
It was evident that the President is moving to a popular stance, a middle class centric stance that rebalances the economy.
Catch up on the week’s news, with a focus on seven priorities stated in Obama’s State of the Union speech … plus Hillary Clinton, Pope Benedict XVI, and the cruise vacation from hell (February 9th-16th)
After already forcing trillions in cuts, causing layoffs, and strangling our economic growth, Republicans in Congress want to force European-style austerity on America — inviting another recession.
As productivity increased in this country, and employees provided more value, only those at the top got the spoils.
During an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Priebus expressively called for rigging this type of electoral fraud for reliably Democratic states.
Plan B failed to pass as it was unable to get support for Boehner’s own caucus, even though the rich would still get tax cuts at the expense of the middle class and the poor.
Reduction in the union’s ability to support unionized workers negatively affects those outside their industry. The result is a shrinking middle class.
Faced with a recalcitrant congress and a hostile House Majority Leader, the President takes his case for middle class tax cuts directly to the public.
The ambitious plan and 11-page booklet you’ve never seen nor heard about, for jobs, education, healthcare, and growing the middle class.
When it comes to taxes, Mitt Romney is using his all-too-familiar lack of detail to explain how it works. Where’s the math, Mitt?
A picture is worth a thousand words. Joe Biden has made a serious and significant impact on this teen’s life. Joe helps many people. Can the same be said of Mitt Romney?
Big Bird’s sunny liberal philosophy does not mesh with Romney’s policies or worldview. Alas, he is a bird, and cannot vote.
For this weekend’s reading list we have articles on the Obama vs. Romney Supreme Court, True the Vote, rebuilding the middle class, guns and reducing crime in big cities, and dealing with climate change.
