Category Archives: Economy

The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan

Posted on October 8, 2011 by admin

They did after 1964 when Bob released this song, with Americans taking to the streets to end the Vietnam debacle and the draft, and usher in civil rights and women’s rights, just as they are taking to the streets today … Continue reading →

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Study Shows Wealthy Wall Street Stockbrokers More Dangerous Than ‘Normal’ Psychopaths

Posted on October 7, 2011 by admin

Of course, some of us didn’t need to be told how dangerous and crazy the greedy Wall Street ‘crapitalists’ are (ordinary capitalism is for the little people, don’t you know), as we’ve witnessed from a decade of this well-heeled scourge running rampant. … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Wall Street Justice

Posted on October 7, 2011 by admin

Another great RJ Matson cartoon. Copyright 2011 RJ Matson.

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Fox News Video Speaks for Itself…

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

…so well it never got on Fox News.  The guy in the Civil War-era Union cap is Jesse LaGreca of OccupyWallSt.org, and the man questioning him is a producer for Greta Van Susteren’s Fox show. Copyright 2011 OccupyWallSt.org.

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We Are the 99 Percent

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

This means YOU! (Unless you’re filthy rich.) From the We Are The 99 Percent website: We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied … Continue reading →

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Waiting For a Sign? Here They Are, Too Big to Ignore…

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

The children of the 1980s business-school yuppies who cared about little but making money and voted for Republicans because they erroneously thought they were ‘good for business’ and would lower taxes on the middle-class, are now in their 20s and … Continue reading →

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Ronald Reagan on Taxing the Wealthy

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

This is why St. Ronnie would not be welcome in the GOP of today. Here’s President Ronald Reagan in 1985: As the Center for American Progress’ Seth Hanlon and Michael Linden put it, “in calling for the ‘Buffett Rule,’ Obama … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: ‘Sinking’ Not ‘Trickling Down’

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

No ship can stay afloat with 90 percent of the hull sinking to the bottom, a lesson the champagne-sippers giggling at the Wall Street protestors (see video below) have yet to learn. Here, RJ Matson illustrates the situation: Copyright 2011 … Continue reading →

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“Goldman Sachs Rules the World,” Says Trader

Posted on October 1, 2011 by admin

The future of the global economy seems bleak with the Smart Money betting on complete collapse and cow-eyed diddly-winks like the stock trader in the video below announcing that governments are irrelevant as “Goldman Sachs rules the world.” (One wonders … Continue reading →

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Cartoon and a Quote on Jobs

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Copyright 2011 RJ Matson. “Here’s a simple reality-check: there are no jobs! According to the Economic Policy Institute, ‘there are 6.9 million fewer jobs today than there were in December 2007.’ Of course, the working-age population has grown by over … Continue reading →

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