Category Archives: Economy

Video: Ayn Rand Interviewed By Mike Wallace in 1959

But what she’s really talking about in this video is a plutocracy of the wealthy that would keep everyone else from a chance to improve their lot in life. Rand was against such things as public schools, public libraries, safety … Continue reading

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Video: 2012 Tax Deadline Extended to April 17th

Even though April 15th is traditionally the deadline for filing your taxes in the US, the IRS extended the deadline to April 17th this year. Read below: IRS Kicks Off 2012 Tax Season with Deadline Extended to April 17 IR-2012-1, … Continue reading

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The Real GOP War on Women Drags On

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Cartoons: Romney on the Half-Shell

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Today’s Music: Ry Cooder “No Banker Left Behind”

Mr. Cooder does himself proud here, and he wrote the lyrics, too.

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Cartoons: 1 Percenters on Parade

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Cartoons from the Great Depression: the More Things Change…

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Republican Cognitive Dissonance Ringing Even Louder Than Usual

Let me get this straight… — You’re a ‘strict Constitutionalist’ who thinks America is a Christian nation even though there is absolutely no mention of Jesus Christ, Christianity or even God in the Constitution? — You’re complaining about high gas … Continue reading

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Fables for the Modern Age, Part One

Three Wall Street economists went out hunting and came across a large deer. The first economist fired, but missed by a foot to the right. The second economist fired, but also missed, this time by two feet to the right. … Continue reading

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The Economy By the Numbers

1. This chart shows who is to blame for most of the $14.3 trillion national debt and, despite GOP bleating to the contrary, it isn’t Obama. 2. This chart shows the number of unemployment claims have been going down as … Continue reading

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