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Why We Worry: RT @JesseLehrich: HOWARD SCHULTZ: I’m not doing this for me, I’m doing it for America. AMERICA: sir, your logo is your name with your name…
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Why We Worry: Jared Kushner advocated firing Comey and embracing MBS. He has a security clearance despite being deeply compromise… https://t.co/XJmsQVBJhh
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Why We Worry: RT @joshtpm: Trump: The grocery store will float you the food on credit until the shutdown is over. That's how it works. https://t.co/3oSNt…
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Why We Worry: .@morningmika said today that Democrats should give Trump the money for his wall. They should "go high" and "seek c… https://t.co/nKhckKD3LF
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Why We Worry: RT @ReichlinMelnick: Here's how the "compromise" bill shreds our asylum laws: 1. Bans asylum for all Central American Minors (including th…
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Why We Worry: RT @amyfiscus: NEW: The FBI began investigating whether Trump was secretly working on behalf of Russia after he fired Comey. Mueller took o…
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Why We Worry: I'm gonna need C-SPAN Prime to follow all of the checks and balances action in 2019. #116thCongress #SpeakerPelosi
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Why We Worry: RT @SwedeofNorfolk: @PreetBharara @theNFLton I will shut down the government I am proud to shut down the government I will be the one to…
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Why We Worry: RT @coolghost101: More shocking images from Astoria. #Queens https://t.co/lUuNdhsTSO
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Why We Worry: Cracks are widening between Trump and the GOP Senate. This article has rare public criticism of the president from… https://t.co/wPrldAE7wQ
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Why We Worry: "So long as Mattis stayed on the job, Republicans in Congress could indulge the hope that responsible people remain… https://t.co/MIv4bkX3XD
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Why We Worry: RT @Elizabeth_McLau: Defense Secretary James Mattis has resigned. Here’s the letter: https://t.co/e2PulyXpXZ
Tag Archives: Rich
Class warfare
Republicans put their heads together and decided the biggest problem facing America is … … Drumroll please … Rich people don’t have enough money!: The [the House Republican budget] plan would condemn millions to the ranks of the uninsured, raise health costs for seniors and renege on the obligation to keep poor children fed. It […]
Why the rich have all the money and pay lower taxes than ever
From Robert Reich: The American economy is more than twice as large now as it was thirty years ago. So where did the money go? To the top. The richest 1 percent’s share of national has doubled – from around 9 percent in 1977 to over 20 percent now. The richest one-tenth of 1 percent’s […]
When do the rich get to sacrifice?
According to rich conservative pundits, government employees need to sacrifice for the good of over-stretched government budgets around the country. Well, what about the huge tax cut you ***holes got in December? When are you going to sacrifice?
The masochists are the real problem
(Updated Below) The folks at Balloon-Juice are ripping Andrew Sullivan a new one over a recent comment he made about liberals and taxes on the rich: Why are so many on the left incapable of acknowledging that many people who are rich – but, of course by no means all of them – earned it […]
What it’s like in Gaza for the Palestinians
It’s easy to dismiss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict as a battle between civilized Westerners and barbaric terrorists. However, it’s better to think of it as a battle between the relatively rich Israelis and slum dwelling Palestinians. The Israelis live a lot like us and the Europeans whereas the Palestinians live like this: Israeli patrols tightly enforce a […]
Bailing out the rich: Your $$ and Bear Stearns
CNBC is reporting that the Treasury has offered to pay the Fed for any losses they incur in the Bear Stearns buyout. (h/t Shaun Mullen) So let’s get this straight, some investment banks made a bunch of risky deals, essentially investing in worthless loans. Those deals went south, and now, instead of the market doing […]