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GOP Candidate: ‘I do not support a livable wage’

June 7, 2017 By Everitt Mann Leave a Comment

The Republican candidate in Georgia’s special House election on Tuesday said she does not support a livable wage. “This is the difference between being a liberal and a conservative. I do not support a livable wage,” Karen Handel said during a debate with Democrat Jon Ossoff. [Read the article here]  

Trump just withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Accord and…

… we can stop looking over our shoulder for China – and start looking in the mirror. Remember when China got all the manufacturing jobs by ignoring pollution, and the health and welfare of its people?

Trump just withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Accord and…

… even oil companies are acknowledging climate change is real and a threat.

 

 

  1. If the for-profit marketplace is so inherently good, why aren’t powerful health insurers providing adequate healthcare coverage to everybody who needs it without requiring massive government handouts?
  2. If the bottom half of Americans, who control just 1% of all wealth, are so bad that they’re dragging America down, why haven’t they stolen all the money?

#followthemoney #thinkforyourself

 

 

Study demonstrates tax cuts don’t lead to growth

May 1, 2017 By Everitt Mann Leave a Comment

Here’s a brief economic history of the last quarter-century in taxes and growth. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush raised taxes, and GDP growth increased over the next five years. In 1993, President Bill Clinton raised the top marginal tax rate, and GDP growth increased over the next five years. In 2001 and 2003, […]

Since when are police paid to protect corporate earnings?

April 12, 2017 By Everitt Mann Leave a Comment

Since when are police paid to protect corporate earnings?

Two days after United Airlines was publicly eviscerated for having a passenger beaten up and dragged off of an airplane,  its stock has recovered. But people haven’t. That man was forced off the flight from Chicago to Louisville because United had crew members who needed to get to Louisville to work their next flight. Disturbing […]

Who caused the opioid epidemic? This company

April 7, 2017 By Everitt Mann Leave a Comment

Who caused the opioid epidemic? This company

The epidemic of opioid addiction that’s sweeping the nation is a massive issue that’s costing an estimated $78.5 billion, according to a recent study. Most of that burden is in the healthcare system — medical care for overdoses and repercussions of addiction, as well as treatment for the addiction itself — and the criminal justice system. […]

Putting profit before people

April 5, 2017 By Everitt Mann Leave a Comment

Putting profit before people

If you put any two people in a room, one of them will be more greedy than the other. In matters of greed, the “more greedy” always beat the “less greedy.” They should; by definition they care more about it. That’s the phenomenon that drives corporate practices toward increasingly exploitative behavior with customers. In climate […]

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