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economistmom.com - 10/6/2009
How to Deal With the Deficit Through Progressive Tax Policy
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I wanted to continue my discussion of Wednesday’s Center for American Progress/Center on Budget and Policy Priorities conference on “Progressives and the National Debt” with a recap of the tax policy that was discussed there. Although there had been a good deal of ...
Video: Alex Jones Arrested & Kidnapped For Asking George W. Bush A Question About The Federal Reserve
dailybail.com - 10/5/2009
Video: Alex Jones Arrested & Kidnapped For Asking George W. Bush A Question About The Federal ...
— dailybail.com — Just a little fun for a Monday morning, but probably not for Jones and his camera crew. ... Clip is from 1998 during a Bush rally.  Considering that thing we call the First Amendment, I'm somewhat surprised Jones didn't sue.  Where the heck was the ACLU?  Don't miss the ... (more) Video: Alex Jones Arrested & Kidnapped For Asking George ...

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capitalgainsandgames.com - 10/8/2009
Jorgenson on Bush
— capitalgainsandgames.com — I wanted to highlight something important from David Leonhardt's column this morning that I haven't seen any... comment about. From the column: "When I asked Dale Jorgenson , the eminent expert on productivity (and a Republican), what had been the ... (more) Jorgenson on Bush

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Scrivener.net:  Progressives being so progressive they come out regressive.

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Progressives being so progressive they come out regressive.
Scrivener.net — Last week "progressive" economists and policy makers collected together to discuss the subject, “Progressives and the National Debt”. Well, being that it is the progressives' social spending programs that are driving the national debt to totally unsustainable levels, it's about time for them to start discussing what to do about it. Diane Lim Rogers attended and reported back on her Economistmom blog (read the whole story). The progressives' consensus remedy for the coming surging deficits? A new national Value Added Tax (VAT), a type ...

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