Enough Supply Side Bull$H!T
This stuff is starting to piss me off. Consumer debt and the Federal deficit are at all time highs. The savings rate is negative, and businesses are shedding jobs like a cat sheds hair because people...
View ArticleToward a democratic economy
Recent events have begun to reveal certain problems with the structure of our economy, problems that many of us have been aware of for some time, but many have been struggling to clearly articulate....
View ArticleQuestion for Lawyers and Others regarding Corporate Speech
Many of us are concerned about the recent Supreme Court ruling that removes the restriction on corporate funded political speech during campaigns. We believe that a lack of restrictions on the ability...
View ArticlePrinciples of Demand-side Economics
Supply-side ideology is deeply entrenched in the political common wisdom of how to deal with the economy. It's so deeply entrenched that many policies, even Democratic ones, no longer recognize their...
View ArticleWhy do Governments need to tax?
Your government has things it has to do. It's supposed to put cops on the street to make people safe, fill potholes in roads, ensure the pensions of the elderly, organize the education of the People's...
View ArticleStraight Razor Shaving: Saving Money, Reducing Waste
I'm a progressive sort of guy. I like technology, especially when it makes my life more enjoyable and makes a difficult chore easier. But sometimes, very rarely, the oldest ways of doing a thing are...
View ArticleComparing the Federal Government's budget to a Household
It's a prevalent idea, that the federal budget can be easily compared to a family or business budget. The idea is simple: if a household or business spends more than it makes, it has to take on...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal
If the title's not enough of a clue for you, then let me be explicit in saying that what follows is presented mostly tongue-in-cheek.This proposal was spurred by an off-hand comment I read on an...
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Democrats: Be Wary of a Trump Independent Run!
There's a lot of fun to be had right now, watching Trump leading the Republican field, and the Republican establishment's consternation as a result. And while his current candidacy is a huge boon for...
View ArticleIt's time to rebuild the party.
So there’s lots of anger and grief today as people come to terms with Hillary’s loss, and the losses sustained by the Democratic party. There’s acrimony between Bernie’s supporters and Hillary’s...
View ArticleLiz, Don't Drop Out
I am an unapologetic Bernie supporter. Early in the cycle, about this time last year, I favored and hoped for Warren to break out and lead the pack, and would have enthusiastically supported her in...
View ArticleWe vote tomorrow
Tomorrow, we vote here in the Democratic Primary for Missouri. Joe Biden is currently leading the race, and the polls are swinging his way, largely thanks to fear and uncertainty that Bernie will be...
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