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 […]
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Warren Buffett calls for shared sacrifice from the rich; Obama agrees, but will the Super Committee of 12
Posted in Economics, Politics Also tagged Americans for Tax Reform, budget deficit, class warfare, Club for Growth, Congress, Dave Camp, deficit reduction, Deficit Reduction Super Committee, Fred Upton, Grover Norquist, James Clyburn, Jeb Hensarling, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Jon Kyl, Midland, Pat Toomey, Saginaw, tax rates, tax the rich, taxes, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, threats to the middle class, Tony Cox, Traverse City, Warren Buffett 15 Comments
Bernie Sanders demands that Obama ‘Stand with the American people’
I don’t donate a lot of money to political candidates. While I put in quite a few hours working for the Kerry and Obama campaigns, I didn’t give either of them very much in the way of cash. The only people that I can think of that I gave more than ten or twenty dollars […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Mark's Life, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2012 federal budget, Bernie Sanders, budget cuts, budget deficit, class warfare, debt ceiling, federal budget, Medicaid, Medicare, military spending, Obama, political contributions, poverty, rich get richer, socialist, the growing gap between rich and poor, threats to the middle class, unemployment, Wall Street 18 Comments
Going after corporate tax cheats like Bank of America and G.E.
Today was designated a national day of protest by US Uncut – a grassroots organization engaged in direct action against corporate tax cheats. Today’s protests, which took place across 40 states, focused primarily on Bank of America. Here, with more on why Bank of America was chosen as a target, is a clip from The […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Armand Biroonak, bailout, Bank of America, Bob Willens, corporate socialism, corporate takeover of politics, corporate tax cheats, corporate welfare, credit unions, GE, J.A. Myerson, Jeffrey Immelt, John Samuels, Move Your Money Project, move your money to a credit union, offshore tax havens, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, tax policy, taxes, U.S. Uncut 32 Comments