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Failure to Extend Payroll Tax Break, Jobless Pay Could Hurt, Says Economist
Blaming American workers for gravitating toward Civil Service and Government jobs that had security and benefits during an era when American companies were slashing their payrolls is ludicrous. Those men and women were just making smart choices. Now to bemoan the fact that they get those benefits...well again look at the distribution of wealth in our country. Nobody working as a prison guard is flying first class. These people would have been getting their gold watches and a pension from the "company" in the old days. But American Businesses sold them out. Meanwhile the CEO's, Politicians and lobbyists rake in the real dough. The fact that a prison guard makes as much as a doctor is more a product of the changing reality of our culture and the avarice our our education system.— December 22, 2011 9:30 p.m.
Failure to Extend Payroll Tax Break, Jobless Pay Could Hurt, Says Economist
The notion of bloated goverment as the root cause of the federal deficit is simply wrong. The underlying cause of our current problem is tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Repeal the Bush tax cuts and then some. Heck even Reagan raised taxes at least ten times in eight years because he saw the benefit of it. Then Clinton brought about robust economic growth averaging over 3% by raising corporate and personal taxes to equitable levels. Alas this simple solution won't happen as long as our representatives are bound by Grover Norquists pledge and keep taking money from Wall Street.— December 21, 2011 6:24 p.m.
The Federal Reserve's Money Orgy
I think as long as the people runing the show can bounce back and forth, working for the Fed one year and the banks the next, any kind of progress in financial reform is unlikely.— April 29, 2011 5:45 p.m.
Bridgepoint Most Shorted U.S. Stock
So Don, I am unclear as to why the Republicans would want to bail out Bridgepoint.— April 5, 2011 9:31 p.m.
No Labor Protests in San Diego
Your point is well taken reguarding the extra layer of insulation our wonderful weather provides, but I wonder how quickly it would take for social unrest to ferment if the Tea Party movement is sucessful in their quest to downsize government and strip away the social safety nets our governments now provide.— March 16, 2011 6:48 p.m.
Bridgepoint Says Government Softens Report; Stock Soars
Wondering if the default rates for Tittle IV loans at Bridgepoint institutions is public record and how I can find the info. stingray— January 29, 2011 10:54 a.m.