Tag: economy
Don’t Elect Tax and Spend Politicians
“If we want more war, more unemployment, a new recession, and bursting bubbles that drive financial instability, vote for those Republican incumbents, many of whom gave us the radically wrong invasion of Iraq and the daily hemorrhage of Pentagon contracts that produce record deficits and starve domestic budgets.”
Wells Fargo Caught in Scheme to Steal Millions from Customers
This scam supposedly began in 2011 and for the last five years, roughly 1.5 million deposit accounts and 65,000 credit-card accounts were created.
The Reality of Free Trade Deals
“We need a genuine reemployment system – including not only unemployment insurance, but also income insurance.”
A U.S. Government Hooked on, Obsessed with, Perpetual War
“War is so deeply embedded in the psyche of this government that extracting it would take a minor miracle.”
Is Making Corporations Pay Wages “Burdensome Government Regulation?”
Beware the presidential candidate who says he or she wants “less government” and promises to lift burdensome regulations on business.
Zombie Economy – Living Bubble
“The income and wealth inequality is the worst since the Great Depression. In 2015, the Top 1% earned 22% of all income earned in the U.S.”
June’s Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit is Up 9 Percent
The June trade deficit rose from the months prior because of rising imports.
Capitalism’s Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown — (BOOK)
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Betrayed Again, This Time By Unconvincing Arguments For The TPP
The TPP reflects the flawed economics and arrogant politics of Wall Street and the national security establishment that has betrayed working people.
Lament for Humanity: A 50 Year Reflection
“I am not going to get another 50 years to try to create the world of peace, justice and sustainability for which many of us strive but I am going to use every single moment of the time I have left.”