Tag Archives: corporate welfare

why the deficit and budget deal is a big thing

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

While we appear to have dodged the bullet (provided the next set of votes go through, that is), I thought it was still of importance to understand why this whole thing has been so important and why it has taken … Continue reading →

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this would never be accepted — but it’s good to fantasize…

Posted on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

If nothing else, we need a concrete sort of ideal to work towards — any gains at all at this point will be of benefit to all of us (even to the intractable filthy rich 2% and the corporations — … Continue reading →

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re-starting local lending

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

This is a very interesting article I think we would all do well to read. Yes, I’m aware of the irony — looking at a state level solution. But, really the notion that Democrats want federal level stuff and Republicans … Continue reading →

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a lie is halfway around the world before the truth can tie its shoes

Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

Two depressing articles have slunk past my nose recently. The first is this one from Washington Post by Phil Angelides: The real causes of the economic crisis? They’re history. and this one from the New York Times by Steven Greenhouse: … Continue reading →

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shared sacrifice, by bernie sanders

Posted on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

A letter to the President: Shared Sacrifice Everyone understands that over the long-term we have got to reduce the deficit – a deficit that was caused mainly by Wall Street greed, tax breaks for the rich, two wars, and a … Continue reading →

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we need something a bit more; they need something a bit less…

Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm by

[Audio: English + music; Captions: auto-mediocre; Subtitled: most of it] The autocaptioning is a bit wonky on this one, but so much of this is effectively subtitled (e.g., people are saying what their signs say; during voice overs the graphs … Continue reading →

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a mess of taxes

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

Let’s take a quick look at the restrictions on nonprofits incorporated under 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code: To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes … Continue reading →

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this n that

Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 9:00 am by

Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011: FULL TEXT. By most accounts on twitter, a fairly mundane — even boring — speech. But you know what? Obama tends to put out exactly what’s needed for a particular speech. So he … Continue reading →

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