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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Brookings Institution: Fix-Gov- Vanessa Williamson: Back Without Popular Demand- Tax Cuts For The Wealthy & Tax Hikes For The Middle Class
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat If you’re going to talk about tax reform especially if you’re saying you’re proposing it which is what President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are saying that they’re doing, you … Continue reading
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Tagged 115Th Congress, America, American Economy, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Democrats, Congressional Republicans, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, House Democrats, House Republicans, Josh Boak, Middle Class, Middle Class Tax Hike, Middle Class Tax Increase, Middle Class Taxes, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, Tax Cuts, Tax Hikes, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Vanessa Williamson
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USA Today: Opinion- U.S. Senator Tom Coburn- A Deficit of Debt Discussion
This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus: USA Today: Opinion: U.S. Senator Tom Coburn: A Deficit of Debt Discussion This is the main reason why I wish Senator Coburn at least finished his last term in the … Continue reading
US News: Opinion: Eric Schnurer: “A Modest Proposal: Stop Taxing The Rich”
US News: Opinion: Eric Schnurer: A Modest Proposal: Stop Taxing The Rich This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress I’m thinking that Eric Schnurer wrote his US News column here with at least a touch of … Continue reading
Brookings: Michael E. O’Hanlon & Kay B. Hutchinson- Saving Defense Dollars: From Base Realignment to Overhead Realignment & Closure
<a href="http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2013/10/14-defense-budget-ohanlon-hutchison?utm_campaign=brookings- Real deficit and debt reduction just doesn’t go after fifteen percent of the federal_budget. That benefits people who are most in need of government help like low-income workers. And the unemployed especially the low-skilled unemployed and basically telling … Continue reading
New Republic: Opinion: Michael Kinsley: Paul Krugman’s Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity
FRS FreeState on Facebook Paul Krugman’s Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity | New Republic. The whole so-called austerity debate is bogus to say the least because it’s not real. And I’ll give you can example of that if the Federal … Continue reading
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Tagged Austerity, Deficit Reduction, Michael Kinsley, National Debt, Paul Krugman
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Brookings Institution: Video: Michael O’Hanlon: Sequestration and U.S. Defense Spending: Healing the Wounded Giant
Sequestration and U.S. Defense Spending: Healing the Wounded Giant – YouTube. Michael O’Hanlon is right sequestration is not the right way to cut the defense budget or any other part of the Federal budget. But there are smart ways to … Continue reading
New America Foundation: Staff Writers- Expanded Social Security: How to Empower Americans to Be Able to Plan Their Own Retirements
I agree that we should expand Social Security in America. Fifteen thousand dollars a year or whatever the minimal income for people who only have Social Security in their retirement years is simply not enough. And if we expanded in … Continue reading
This Week in Washington: Congressional Democrats and Republicans Present Their Budget Plans: Why Neither Side is Serious About Balancing The Budget
ABC News: Video: This Week: Martha Raddatz: What’s Balanced About a Budget That Doesn’t Balance One of the reasons why I don’t take a lot of Republicans seriously when it comes to deficit reduction or balancing the … Continue reading
What Fiscal Responsibility in Deficit Reduction looks like
The New Republic. Before I lay out how I would bring our Federal Deficit and Debt as if I was King of America. And I could do it anyway I would want to and water wasn’t wet and fire wasn’t … Continue reading
House panel’s defense authorization bill an illusion – TheHill.com
House panel’s defense authorization bill an illusion – TheHill.com. With all the talk about Fiscal Responsibility and Deficit Reduction and the need to get our Fiscal House in order. Which I agree with all of that, the House Armed Services … Continue reading
