By James Kwak My Atlantic column today is on the bizarre fixation that some conservatives have with taxing poor people, pointed out by Bruce Bartlett in his latest column. Here’s one explanation: The other, even-more-disturbing explanation, is that Republicans see the rich … Continue reading →
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Wisconsin recall: a big deal for GOP conservatives, not just Scott Walker- Full story
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Follow the money. Find the profits!Liquidity is money. Regardless of where in the world that money originates, eventually it flows to and through Wall Street. So if you want to know the direction of the next big moves in stocks and bonds, just follow the money. Lee Adler’s Liquidity Trader tracks and shows you the…
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Study exposes secret Canadian bank bailout
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Just give everyone on earth $100,000
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Let’s face it, the quick and easy (theoretical) way out of a global debt crisis is a global helicopter drop.
Right now it looks like the economy of planet earth is going to be stuck for the next 20 years with all parties nervously thrusting and parry…
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Rich Class Fighting 99%, Winning Big-Time
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Yes, “there is class warfare, all right,” declared Warren Buffett. “But it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.”
Yes, the Rich Class is at war with you, with th…
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99 Percenters, Meet The 53 Percenters
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99 Percenters, Meet the 53 Percenters
In response to Occupy Wall Street, some conservatives are blasting the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay federal taxes. Do they have a point?
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/money…
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A New Lost Decade is Leading to Revolution
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Memo to the Super Rich, your high-paid lobbyists and your no-compromise political puppets whose sole mission is destroying the presidency: Yes, you are succeeding. You’re also killing the economy.
Tha…
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It’s *Not* Regulatory and Tax Uncertainty
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Saturday, September 03, 2011
It’s *Not* Regulatory and Tax Uncertainty
Gary Burtless explains why the complaint from conservatives that regulatory and tax uncertainty is holding back the economy doesn’t make sense (via email):
A couple of hours after…
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Debt Politics: The Lunatics are Burning Down the Asylum
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he other night, I went to a drinks event for journalists at the British Embassy. Naturally, it was full of budget wonks who clustered around the bar, exuding pessimism the way gatherings of grandmothers exude hugs and Jean Nate. Everyone quizzed e…
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A Tale of Two Realities: Fact vs. Belief
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It has struck me more and more lately how discussions about politics with conservative acquaintances become debates between belief and fact. To some extent it seems Republicans (and Tea Partiers) confuse the two. For example, you will hear things li…
