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Pitchforks and Plutocrats

Last post by Wabash « Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:08 am
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by Vilepagan » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:49 am

I came across an article by Nick Hanauer, a Seattle billionaire who speaks out about trickle-down economics and how it's destroying our economy, and...

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Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:08 am
2030: The Year Retirement Ends

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by Hanna » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:51 am

The retirement scenario everyone wants to avoid arrives in 2030. That’s when the largest demographic group in U.S. history, the baby boomers, will...

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Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:51 am
Biden: U.S. needs ‘constant, unrelenting stream’ of immig...

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by Brooke » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:37 pm
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It's disgusting that the United States government has Joe Biden as the second in command. The downright ignorance of this man should outrage everyone...
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Last post by Brooke
Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:37 pm
Operation Chokepoint..

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri May 30, 2014 7:22 pm
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by Troglodyte » Thu May 29, 2014 6:29 pm

Really, Trog, when I say Don't quote entire articles, I mean it.

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Fri May 30, 2014 7:22 pm
The new work week???

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu May 29, 2014 6:11 pm
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by Troglodyte » Thu May 29, 2014 10:42 am

Reduce unemployment, create 25% more jobs, and have a happier work force?? Why not??
Henry Ford did this back in the early 1900s and it worked for...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Thu May 29, 2014 6:11 pm
Where is business on the Fiscal Cliff?

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue May 20, 2014 11:57 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:03 am
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A couple stories from yesterday:

Starbucks decides to write Come Together on their cups as a message to Congress ;
Retail sales grow at 0.7% as...
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Last post by Troglodyte
Tue May 20, 2014 11:57 am
Wal-Mart's biggest problem: Its customers

Last post by Fordama « Tue May 20, 2014 10:37 am
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by John Q. Public » Tue May 20, 2014 6:41 am

Its prices continue to undercut competitors. It's offering a slew of new initiatives, from in-store money-transferring services to organic...

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Last post by Fordama
Tue May 20, 2014 10:37 am
China set to take over the world economy.

Last post by Fordama « Tue May 06, 2014 9:54 am
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by Troglodyte » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:57 am

I will begin on day one by working on the economy .... Barak Obama
Instead we got Obamacare, and another $6+Trillion in debt..

China poised to...

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Last post by Fordama
Tue May 06, 2014 9:54 am
U.S. to Map the Risks of Man-Made Earthquakes

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat May 03, 2014 9:26 am
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by Hanna » Sat May 03, 2014 8:17 am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A rise in the frequency of earthquakes in regions with increasing oil and gas extraction is prompting scientists for the first time...

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Sat May 03, 2014 9:26 am
Moyers and Krugman on Picketty's book

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:27 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:25 am
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Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman discuss Thomas Picketty's new book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Picketty, a Paris School of Economics contends...
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Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:27 am
Wall Street is tired.

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:37 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:19 am

Code red: Stocks tank on Wall Street .

Red is the color of the day on trading screens as investors once again dump technology and biotechnology...

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Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:37 pm
[BLOG] Is the Middle Class an anomaly?

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:18 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:55 pm

This is a blog post . To read the original post, please click here »

A couple things I've read this week that I thought were a little disturbing....

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Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:18 pm
From Obama's own apponted Federal Reserve chief.

Last post by Troglodyte « Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:56 pm
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by Troglodyte » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:58 am

Looks like there is a touch of accidental transparency showing up in Team Obama..

Yellen: Slack US labor market still needs Fed support
Published...

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:56 pm
The deck is stacked against odinary wage earners

Last post by Brooke « Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:37 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:11 am

This Salon article underscores the obscene paydays for the very rich.

Economic outcomes aren’t produced in a vacuum. They reflect the politics,...

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Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:37 pm
L.L. Bean reports good economic news

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by Parrotpaul » Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:25 am

L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine reports increased revenues and record profits, plans to hire more employees, gives employees 8% bonuses, and plans to...

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Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:25 am
Tea Party and Black minimum wage workers.

Last post by Brooke « Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:37 am
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by Tommy Tar » Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:16 pm

Saying the political landscape will not be more conducive to amnesty legislation in two or four years, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue...

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Last post by Brooke
Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:37 am
Editorial: Obamacare choice: job or subsidies

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by sbayhills » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:36 am
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The CBO report is in. Is this finally the nail in the coffin that will wake us all up to the lies, misconceptions, and broken promises of this flawed...
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Last post by RedFred
Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:50 am
The end of restaurant jobs.

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:00 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:22 am

Is 2014 the year YOUR job will be taken by a robot? 'Jobocalpyse' set to strike as droids are trained to flip burgers, pour drinks - and even look...

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Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:00 pm
Less jobs created in 2013 than in 2012 despite spending $1T+

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:05 pm
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by kramer » Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:30 pm

It's Official: The US Created Less Jobs In 2013 Than 2012

Additional supporting information here .

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Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:05 pm
Jane Fonda’s private foundation.

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:57 am
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:15 pm

DECEMBER 12--Though Jane Fonda’s private foundation has nearly $800,000 in assets, the group has not made a charitable contribution during the last...

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Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:57 am
I told you: 2012 election time unemployment numbers were BS

Last post by joefutbol « Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:11 pm
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by kramer » Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:58 am

[quote= Kramer, Oct 11, 2012 ]
Even more predictable are you minions who believe the numbers and defend them.

I am almost 100% sure that they will...

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Last post by joefutbol
Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:11 pm
Liberals demonstrate the meaning of insanity.

Last post by kramer « Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:25 pm

by kramer » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:25 pm

1939:

We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. ... We have never made good on our...

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Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:25 pm
Civilian job growth under Reagan MUCH better than Clinton's

Last post by Wabash « Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:32 pm
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by kramer » Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:20 pm

source

Also notice a few others things from the graph:
1) How the graphs starts dropping at about the exact time Clinton (and the Republican...

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Last post by Wabash
Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:32 pm
TWTR

Last post by SoMelo « Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:28 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:11 am

Twitter's first day on Wall Street. Up 82%. I don't use twitter. I have no idea how it works. And I like it that way. :D

How long until it comes...

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Last post by SoMelo
Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:28 pm
$85 billion a month.

Last post by Parrotpaul « Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:44 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:49 pm

Stocks up on hopes Fed stimulus will continue.

The September jobs report wasn't great, but stocks rose Tuesday as investors anticipated that...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:44 pm
Wil the Dow set a new high today?

Last post by tLIB « Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:39 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:10 am
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OK...the stock market is within 37 points of setting an all-time high. This morning's futures indicate the high set in 2007 will be eclipsed early...
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Last post by tLIB
Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:39 pm
Washington Post: US disability rolls swell in a bad economy

Last post by Wabash « Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:01 am
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by kramer » Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:16 pm

Even though Obama is an inexperienced ****, I don't lay the bulk of the blame for this crap economy on him. I blame it on Clinton and the Republican...

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Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:01 am
S & P: Hey You screwed Up, You Trusted Us

Last post by Wabash « Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:16 am

by Wabash » Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:16 am

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The credit rating firm being sued for its role in the financial crisis essentially argues that no one should have taken its...

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Last post by Wabash
Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:16 am
Farmers raisin hell.

Last post by Fordama « Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:50 am
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by Tommy Tar » Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:25 am

Farmers raisin' hell over the 'Raisin Reserve'.

There is a government program which can force a farmer to hand over nearly half of his or her...

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Last post by Fordama
Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:50 am
California Regulations

Last post by kramer « Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:22 pm
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by tLIB » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:48 pm
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Trog mentioned this in another thread and I didn't want to divert the thread, so ....

As per the CA regulation - I would like to see a list of them...
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Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:22 pm

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