Yesterday, a group of people associated with the Occupy group in Washington, D.C. took out a full page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle, declaring that, as the Deficit Reduction Super Committee had failed, they had some ideas to offer as to how we might create jobs, reduce the wealth divide and control spending. Their […]
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“The Super Committee failed: We have a solution…”
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 99%, Bush tax cuts, capital gains, Deficit Reduction Super Committee, drill baby drill, foreclosure, infrastructure, job creation, Medicare, Medicare for all, military spending, Occupy, Occupy D.C., social security, solutions, Speculation Tax, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, subprime mortgage crisis, tax havens, tax loopholes, tax reform, tax the rich, wealth inequality, Works Progress Administration, writing down all underwater mortgages to market value 10 Comments
Warren Buffett calls for shared sacrifice from the rich; Obama agrees, but will the Super Committee of 12
It’s not exactly breaking news, as billionaire Warren Buffett has been saying for years that the wealthy need to pay more in taxes, but it seems as though this time a few important people, including the President, are paying attention. The following clip comes from Buffett’s op-ed in today’s New York Times: Our leaders have […]
Posted in Economics, Politics Also tagged Americans for Tax Reform, budget deficit, class warfare, Club for Growth, Congress, Dave Camp, Deficit Reduction Super Committee, Fred Upton, Grover Norquist, James Clyburn, Jeb Hensarling, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Jon Kyl, Midland, Pat Toomey, Saginaw, shared sacrifice, tax rates, tax the rich, taxes, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, threats to the middle class, Tony Cox, Traverse City, Warren Buffett 15 Comments