September 2010
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There are 237 millionaires in congress. John Kerry has an average net worth of $208 million. Darrell Issa, $251 million. Regular folks.
April 2010
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President not a fan of "free press"?
Obama’s Disregard For Media Reaches New Heights At Nuclear Summit
DANA MILBANK - Washington Post
This is the consequence of the trend in media to disdain facts for sensoids, and allow media to be controlled by a very few corporations, whose most profitable strategy is to promote sensoid battles, rather than substantive discussions.
World leaders arriving in Washington for President...
March 2010
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Punk Rock Politics →
An article from the Huffington Post.
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Health care just might pass....
And then we can see if it will work. Our politician’s, with their heads so far up their asses, can’t get past arguing about shit long enough to actually vote on it. Fucking vote already, and let the chips fall where they may. The Republicans want to hold it up but say it will only help them if the Dems pass it, so let it pass then. The Dems are too scared of their own shadows to take...
February 2010
11 posts
“Greed… it ain’t going anywhere! They should have that on a big billboard across...”
– Joe Strummer
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Health Care Summit? or Shit on a Stick?
So I’ve had a day to digest the…..drum roll please……”HEALTH CARE SUMMIT”. This was the worst shit I have seen in years. To start, let’s get a lay of the land, the setting. They are in the Blair House which is located across the street from the White House and the table is set up with a 30’ foot divide between the two sides. It’s a giant square,...
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“We’re all going to have to learn to live together and develop a greater...”
– Joe Strummer
“If not I, then who?”
– Joe Strummer
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George Will - Republican hopes rise in California
SAN FRANCISCO
Political speculation swirls. Meg Whitman, billionaire former eBay CEO and leading candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in California, supposedly prefers not to run in tandem with Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, who is seeking the Republican Senate nomination to run against the three-term Democrat Barbara Boxer.
Fiorina, who advised John...
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BREAKING NEWS: Financial reform
Treasury statement on Senator Corker (R), “We welcome Senator Corker’s decision to work on a bipartisan basis with Chairman Dodd (D) to pass financial reform that will end to big to fail and stop abusive practices that hurt American families”
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U.S. would reap billions from $1 cigarette tax...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adding a $1 per pack tax to cigarettes could raise more than $9 billion a year for states, health advocates said on Wednesday, and a poll released with the study shows Americans would support such a tax.
The poll, conducted by International Communications Research, found 60 percent of voters would support the tax to help struggling states and would prefer it over other tax...
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Tax credit for hiring new employees
The government wants to give businesses hiring new employees a tax credit of $5000.00. Hmmm….lets think here. Let’s use a typical small business as an example. First off, a typical small business in the current economic climate is probably running lean due to cost cutting measures or a lack of business / sales. If they are lean due to cost cutting, providing them with a $5000.00 tax...
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Republicans flex new power, block Obama nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans flexed their new political muscle on Tuesday and blocked President Barack Obama’s nomination of a union lawyer to help referee labor disputes.
Obama’s fellow Democrats in the Senate fell far short of the needed 60 votes, 52-33, to end debate and clear the way for a confirmation vote on Craig Becker, who the president wants to put on the...
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Obama doesn't "begrudge" Dimon, Blankfein over pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he doesn’t begrudge the chief executives of JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs their bonuses but called their pay “extraordinary.”
In an interview with Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Obama also underscored his call for shareholders to have more of a say on executive pay.
Goldman, which reported a record profit for 2009, announced last...