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GOP Simply Does Not Believe in Deficit Reduction. Blinding Hypocrisy and Desire to Destroy Medicare and Social Security.

Well, the GOP is certainly on a roll. Yesterday they would not even allow a proposal that would insure that multi-millionaires are taxed at least…

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Paul Krugman on the Ryan Budget Proposal: “The Most Fraudulent in American History”

Nobel economist Paul Krugman speaks out (selected quote and illustration below) on the sheer hypocrisy and disconnect from reality of the budget proposed by Rep….

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A Reality Check on Where and What the National Debt Is Owed and its Origins

In a fascinating, simple, yet brutal accounting of where and what the debt is, Stephen Squibb breaks down the where, the to whom, the why,…

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That is not only grotesquely immoral, it is bad economic policy.

I think Sen. Bernie Sanders sums up the proposed bill to extend the debt ceiling perfectly. My emphasis added. “The Republicans have been absolutely determined…

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If Obama Caves and Puts Social Security and Medicare Cuts on the Table, I Am No Longer a Democrat

Faxed to: Todd Young, IN-09; Indiana Senators Dick Lugar and Daniel Coats; President Obama, The White House; House Speaker John Boehner; Senate Majority Leader Harry…

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