The Republican Shakedown

readersupportednews.org by Robert Reich | Feb. 25, 2011 (Opinion)

In the face of showdowns and shutdowns, the "you're right but you're going too far" response doesn't hack it. If Republicans are correct on principle, they're more likely to be seen as taking a strong principled stand than as going "too far." If they're basically correct that the problem is too much government spending why not go as far as possible to cut the bloat?

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by Bob Herrschaft - Feb. 25, 2011

Once again, Robert Reich hones in on the real issues and the straw man argument Republicans are using to deflect public attention from their own greed and intimidate Democrats, as well as an administration that is continually appeasing them.

The truth that Obama and Democrats must tell is government spending has absolutely nothing to do with high unemployment, declining wages, falling home prices, and all the ... More »

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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 25, 2011

Reich goes to the core of the problem and states it well, as opposed to Obama and his Goldman Sachs millionaire advisers.

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by Warrior Wheatman - Mar. 3, 2011

Even poor Americans have benefitted from the global success of an economic wave bought by automation. But at the end of any wave comes a bottom. R Reich hits the nail on the head. There needn't have been tax-cuts. In defence of Obama, who was fighting a losing battle; I think he was wise collecting the gains and letting the reality sink-in on the American psychy that had lost faith.

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by Randy Morrow - Feb. 25, 2011

and the reason the economy continues to be lousy for most Americans – is so much income and wealth have been going to the very top that the vast majority no longer ... More »

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