Republican Congressman Blames ‘Welfare Moms’ For Gun Violence
Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) recently used the children of “welfare moms” who commit fraud as his scapegoat for gun violence in America. During a meeting with constituents in Oklahoma City, a woman asked the Republican congressman what he was doing to address gun violence committed by children who were high on psychotropic drugs. Lankford answered that he [...]
Many Obama Supporters Angry at New Tax Increases on the ‘Not’ Rich
President Obama said, both during his campaign and the lead up to the fiscal cliff debate, that his goal was to make America’s top earners pay their fair share. Well, it seems he’s a little confused about who America’s top earners are, because as a result of the fiscal cliff deal, taxes went up on [...]
Robert Naiman: Obama Should Name Paul Krugman Treasury Secretary
Many American liberals and economic populists are on guard in the wake of the fiscal cliff deal between Congress and the President on taxes and revenue, because what Washington expects to negotiate in the next two months is cuts. With the “sequester” automatic Pentagon cuts postponed rather than canceled, we’re still operating in the framework [...]
Dr. Wilmer Leon: Over the Fiscal Cliff and Into the Social Abyss
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III Last week House Majority Leader Boehner (R-OH) threatened America and tried to bully President Obama with his “Plan B” vote. He suspended negotiations and spent his time on the floor of the House slapping backs and twisting arms to get the necessary votes to pass his alternative plan. Boehner [...]
Yvette Carnell: Hate to Say It (Not Really), But I Told You So
It was soothing for liberals to tell themselves that President Obama was just biding his time until his second term. It was a suitable balm for the under the surface anxiety which naggingly whispered, “He’s not on your team. He doesn’t wear your jersey.” Obama apologists claimed, without skipping a beat, that Obama would show [...]
Julianne Malveaux Speaks on Public Policy that Hurts the Poor
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Discussions of the fiscal cliff also include discussions about ways to change Social Security and Medicare benefits in order to save money. One of the proposals is to raise the Social Security retirement age to 70. After all, some argue, there is nothing magic about 65 or 67, so why [...]
Goldman Sachs CEO Thinks Americans Don’t Work Enough
America is already the hardest working country in the western world, but for Wall Street fat cat Lloyd Blankfein, that’s not enough. Blankfein, currently CEO of Goldman Sachs, told CBS News’ Scott Pelley that he believes it’s time to increase the retirement age: BLANKFEIN: You’re going to have to undoubtedly do something to lower people’s expectations [...]
Debt Collector to Disabled Veteran: “You Should’ve Died in the War”
A disabled U.S. veteran who is living off disability payments was highly insulted when a debt collector called his home and told him that he “should’ve died in the war” instead of “taking advantage” of other Americans. The debt collector worked for the firm Gurstel Chargo, which is now facing charges for insulting the veteran over [...]
Ann Romney Finally Admits the Obvious: “We Have Not Had a Financial Struggle in Our Lives”
In Ann Romney’s appearance on Sunday’s “Meet the Press”, she finally admitted that she and her husband “have not had a financial struggle in our lives.” The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is charging Ann Romney with lying, contrasting her comments on “Meet the Press” with previous comments. Politico reports: In a provocative email to PCCC supporters, the [...]
5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number
Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security number? Do you dutifully give it up? Did you ever wonder if they really need it? I once asked a [...]
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