One of my favorite people in the whole world, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, dropped by the Netroots Nation conference yesterday in Detroit to talk about banking reform, the threat of oligarchy, the fight to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and those things that she feels that we, as Progressives, are ready to fight for. […]
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Elizabeth Warren outlines the fight ahead for Progressives at Netroots Nation 2014
Posted in Corporate Crime, Detroit, Politics Also tagged big banks, corporate personhood, corporations are not people, corruption, Elizabeth Warren, gay rights, infrastructure, lobbyists, marriage equality, minimum wage, net neutrality, Netroots Nation, populism, power grid, Presidential politics, Progressive platform, progressive politics, social security, student loan debt, tax loopholes, too big to fail, trade agreements, Wall Street reform 15 Comments
Don’t be fooled… Michigan Republicans love taxes, just not on their class
Republicans like to say they’re for lower taxes, but they’re not. They’re just against taxing the rich. At least that’s what we’re seeing play out in Michigan. The legislature eliminates taxes on the wealthy, knowing full well that other taxes, which disproportionately hit the poor, are eventually going to have to fill the resulting gap. […]
Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged class warfare, Michigan League for Human Services, Rick Snyder, tax deductions, tax the rich, taxes 5 Comments