Comments on: The War On Women Is a Class War

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The Top 12 Political Fallacies of 2012 - Richard Eskow — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:21:49 +0000

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By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:32:28 +0000

How about we let people work as long as we want and we just make a law that parents are required to support their kids until they are 25? That sounds like a great idea to limit the amount of people in the workforce that you seem to be advocating for. *sigh* The amount of willful economic ignorance in this country is depressing.

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Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:32:28 +0000

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By: oudiva

oudiva — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:04:01 +0000

I agree heartily that the payroll tax cap for Social Security should be scrapped. Every penny that everyone makes, regardless of the source, should be taxed. With any luck, this would provide enough additional revenue that the retirement age could be lowered. That would get some baby boomers like me out of the workforce and make room for younger people to start their careers. As it is, things don’t look too promising for them, and we can hardly expect them to sit around and wait for us to die.

By: Theodore Wirth

Theodore Wirth — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:02:33 +0000

In New Jersey, TANF cash assistance is $192 along with a $50 per month heating credit. This is not quite a “gift.”

Medicaid and “food stamps” ($392 per month) is a bit more like it. In order to qualify, your earnings must be less than ~$500 per month.

By: DHFabian

DHFabian — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:05:43 +0000

Meant to add that the class war in the proverbial nutshell: What the middle class did to the poor, the rich are now doing to the middle class. Both men and women eagerly engage in class war.

By: DHFabian

DHFabian — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:02:19 +0000

This is a tremendously complex issue with as many layers as an onion. One point is that as much a liberals try assure themselves that welfare aid for the desperately poor wasn’t really wiped out,k few can obtain aid when desperately needed. It isn’t clear what, if any, cash benefits exist for this group. As I understand it, some people can obtain a small subsidy if they are working, and if the job that pays so little as to keep them in deep poverty. This keeps them alive while protect the right of corporations to maximize profits by saving on labor costs.There is no entitlement to poverty relief in the US, regardless of need. One is required to work to receive food stamps/Medicaid. In an era following years of massive job outsourcing, when so many people can’t find jobs, it would be interesting to research how those with some of the greatest disadvantages find jobs.

By: Progressive Breakfast - Campaign for America's Future | Blog

Progressive Breakfast - Campaign for America's Future | Blog — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:02:07 +0000

[...] OurFuture.org’s Richard Eskow: “The upcoming ‘fiscal cliff’ talks will open up another front in this seemingly endless struggle. Here are some reasons why: 1. There are much fewer women than men at the top of the pay scale. … 2. Cuts to anti-poverty programs disproportionately hurt women. … 3. Austerity cuts are harming women worldwide. … 4. Cuts to Social Security and Medicare would be especially hard on women. … 5. Those top-earner tax breaks would primarily go to men.” [...]