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Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:02:37 +0000

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Fiscal Cliff Fearmongering: More Experts Say We’ll Be Fine — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:58:22 +0000

[...] provocative and cynical view, the progressive Campaign for America’s Future recently released an op-ed by Richard Eskow that likens the fiscal cliff to the phony hostage situation in Mel Brooks’ Blazing [...]

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NewsLinks | Intrepid Report.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:05:49 +0000

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By: TrishaJ

TrishaJ — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:46:45 +0000

There is no excuse for the Democrats if they don’t call the Republican’s bluff this time. And there will be no excuse for the people if they don’t force the issue this time.

The days of sitting silently watching and wringing our hands while Washington screws everything up are long past. The people have power because of their numbers. They need to use it to stop nonesense like this. We will have to live with the consequences so we need to push for decisions that lead to consequences that are in our favor.

If not us, who? If not now, when?

By: glaud

glaud — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:40:47 +0000

It is more of a farce than that. It is a criminal act designed to transfer more wealth from the middle class to the 1% via the ignorance of the american people being used by congress and the administration to further that transfer of wealth. The question is who is simply ignorant of this and thinks they are doing the right thing versus who knows it is a con-shell game and is doing it for payoff. Most basic economics knows that the 1% is not the job creators, that is the middle class. but why wait for a bigger middle class with the buying powers to turn this nation around when you can simply steal it now.

By: Gary Mullennix

Gary Mullennix — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:04:23 +0000

RU kidding? What you seem to have overlooked is the nearly $4,000,000,000 a day being added to the national debt. You just see little selfish princes dancing in the hallways getting people riled up…but, perception it is argued is in fact reality. This administration is betting on one thing, inflation, to make the debt become manageable. If they can in fact engineer it, they think they’ll be happy…but, if you want to see the debt skyrocket, including so many other debts (such as student loans), then wait until the interest rates move to 6%. either the spending gets subdued and manageable over time, or this country, just like Europe and the UK, is toast. Badly burned and virtually no chance of scrapping off enough of the burn to become edible, ever.

By: nick ritten

nick ritten — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:57:56 +0000

While you can’t blame those benefitting from lower taxes, you have to wonder if they care at all about their country and its perilous state, as continually reported by the conservative media. Will the 1% take all their business off shore? (as they’ve been doing for years already) Or will simply hang on to their cash, refusing to contribute to an Obama-led recovery. One thing’s for sure. They won’t reducing their lifestyles or their ecological footprints much.

By: Julie Stroeve

Julie Stroeve — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:18:02 +0000

Mr. Eskow:
Please publish this in the New York Times. Everyone needs to read this one article.

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Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:48:19 +0000

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By: Arline DeMaio

Arline DeMaio — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:29:53 +0000

They only way to fire them is to vote them out of office. Start reading what laws they voted for and against and make your list of who needs to go and do it.