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The Baseline Scenario: Opinion- James Kwak- The Importance of Fairness: A New Economic Vision For The Democratic Party

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Economic fairness and social justice even is a good debate in the Democratic Party and it seems to becoming from two wings in it. From the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren social … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President Bill Clinton’s 1993 Inaugural Address: The New Democrats Come to Power

Before Bill Clinton became President of the United States, Liberal Democrats were seen as tax and spenders, soft on Crime, soft on defense, soft on welfare, anti-private enterprise, anti-success, anti-wealth, pro-centralize power, “that the Federal Government had all the answers … Continue reading

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America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (And Smaller Too)’

Source:The New America Foundation– Vice President Joseph R. Biden (Democrat, Delaware) “In his 2014 State of the Union address, the President charged Vice President Biden to conduct a review of the country’s federal employment and training programs to ensure that … Continue reading

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Equitable Growth: Blog: Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism: The Socialist Form of Capitalism

Progressive Era Equitable Growth: Blog: Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism ‘Welfare capitalism’ is just another way of saying democratic socialism. Democratic socialism is an economic system common in Europe and Canada to a … Continue reading

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The Economist: Richard Davies Interviewing Zanny Minton-Beddoes- Time to Rethink Retirement

    Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat  This emphasizes the great need for improving the skills of workers, especially in America which ranks 39th in the world in education. That 1 in 5 Americans lives in … Continue reading

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The New America Foundation: Blog: Michael Lind: The Next Social Contract, An American Idea For Reform

The Next America Foundation: Blog: Michael Lind: The Social Contract, An American Agenda for Reform This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The social contract means different things to different people and depending on where you … Continue reading

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The Hamilton Project: Melissa Kearney & Lesley Turner- ‘Press Release: Supporting America’s Struggling Lower-Middle-Class Families’

Source:The Hamilton Project– is a Washington think tank. Source:The New Democrat “Washington, DC – On December 4th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on opportunities to support America’s struggling lower-middle-class. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin kicked … Continue reading

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The Democratic Strategist: Opinion: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Economic Inequality

The Democratic Strategist: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Epidemic Economic Inequality This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Perhaps someone should explain to me how someone with a good education, who works hard and is very … Continue reading

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Bloomberg View: Opinion: Ezra Klein: Who Killed Equality?: Why Some Americans Make More Money Then Others

Who Killed Equality? – Bloomberg. As I’ve blogged before I do not like the term income inequality and do not even consider it a real term. Because it assumes that some people making so much more money then others is … Continue reading

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Economics For Public Policy: Miles Corak: “Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, and Intergenerational Mobility”: Why Equality of Opportunity is Necessary to Reduce Poverty

Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, and Intergenerational Mobility | Economics for public policy. The whole so-called income inequality debate again a term I do not believe in. Has two solutions to what I call the income gap rather than income … Continue reading

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