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The Stakes In The Buffett Rule Vote

By Isaiah J. Poole | April 15, 2012

The Senate is scheduled today to vote on Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's "Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012," which seeks to enshrine into law the "Buffett Rule" that millionaires and billionaires should not be paying taxes at a lower rate than the people who work for them. Read Post

The following chart measures the growth of hunger over the past few years in Europe and the US:.



Hungry
 Digby
05/24/13

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Another Bridge Falls — Fixing Infrastructure Fixes Jobs And Deficits
 Dave Johnson
05/24/13

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Another aging highway bride falls, cars and people in the water… This problem was well-known and urgent years ago! But Republicans block it, saying fixing our infrastructure is “more…



Even With College Degrees, Youth Struggle In A Weak Economy
 Derek Pugh
05/24/13

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s recent data on college graduates has been a gift that keeps on giving. The plethora of information has provided great insight into the millennial…



Washington’s Literal Sinkhole, And Our Idiotic Fixation On Deficits
 Robert Borosage
05/23/13

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On Tuesday, a “sinkhole” suddenly sank in Washington D.C. three blocks from the White House. Not a metaphor, but a massive hole in the road as “long as a Ford Explorer,”…



TPP: A Deregulation Treaty Not A Trade Treaty
 Dave Johnson
05/23/13

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The upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is using a process that is rigged from the start. It is not being negotiated by governments for the benefit of their people, it is being…