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An American VAT? Don't Bet On It.
(www.motherjones.com)
The Washington Post has an article today arguing that the value added tax (VAT), which is popular in Europe and used in more than 130 countries, is getting a "fresh look" in the United States.... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
THE RIDICULOUS CLASS BIAS IN AMERICA'S TAX CODE
(www.jimhightower.com)
The rich truly are different from you and me, for they are treated differently. I'm not talking about the merely affluent, but about the ultra-rich – those Wall Street elites who annually pocket... More
Submitted 12 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Younger and Hungrier in America
(www.motherjones.com)
Lines at food pantries are growing longer—and those in line are younger and more middle class than ever before.
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Is America Bankrupt? (www.economicpopulist.org)
Following Enron's [and Worldcom's] demise Congress enacted Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) to ensure the transparency of management practices for public companies. Enron's financial engineers had created... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Foreclosed Americans Fight Back
(www.thenation.com)
Nationally, Ohio congresswoman Marcy Kaptur's defiant call was a flash flame, seen for a minute, not really heeded by anyone and then gone. But things can change and change rapidly. The flash was... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Our Capitalist Government
(www.prospect.org)
Economic crises force government to find entirely new ways to fix problems. These improvisations then live on as tools of policy.
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
GOOD WAGES ARE GOOD FOR AMERICA
(www.jimhightower.com)
Some U.S. Senators are real corkers. Take Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee. Please. He's on the committee overseeing the bailout of America's auto companies and he recently popped his cork... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Report Says US Will Start Losing 1 Million Jobs Per Month
(airamerica.com)
In economic news today, a research group in London is predicting that, by spring time, the United States will be losing about 1 million jobs a month, for many months in a row. According to a report... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by TEVSlyke1 | 0 Comments |
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