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Barbarians at the Window (The Saching of the U.S. Economy)68 comments

dakinikat wrote 4 months ago: I was always a little amazed at the people who couldn’t quite connect the dots between those s … more →

Tags: General, Economy, financial bailout, Financial Meltdown of 2008, Financial Markets, Joseph Stiglitz, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, oligopolies

So are you poor or not?

greenlasagna wrote 5 months ago: I’m not having a good day. Some asshole from the city totally disrespected me today, then I wa … more →

Tags: This Crazy World We Live In, poverty, living below the povery level, getting food stamps, what is poverty

Obama's sensible economics

Abhishek wrote 11 months ago: So far, Obama has proved to be a pragmatic centrist as far as economic policy is concerned. His deci … more →

Tags: Politics, obama, Economics, Rhetoric, Oil

obscene, excessive, windfall profits

Dave Smith wrote 1 year ago: Now that oil prices are hovering around $50/barrel, perhaps the Rahm Emanuel-style window of “ … more →

Tags: Quotes, History, Politics, obama, hillary clinton, Henry Hazlitt, Rahm Emanuel

Actual Job Creators Favor McCain 4-1 Over Obama

Michael Eden wrote 1 year ago: It aint just Joe the Plumber; chief executive officers have a lot of problems with Barack Obama … more →

Tags: iraq, Politics, Economy, War, Barack Obama, Democrats, Iran, John McCain, Health Care

thomas friedman: palin's kind of patriotism

angryxer wrote 1 year ago: And please don’t tell me [Palin] is an “energy expert.” She is an energy expert exactly the same way … more →

Tags: Sarah Palin, New York Times, Alaska, Thomas Friedman, Energy expert, Saudi Arabia, drill baby drill, Oil dependence, Palin's Kind of Patriotism

The Financial Crisis in America: Open Response to a Michigan Senator1 comment

obamacan wrote 1 year ago: Dear Senator [in reply to her response below]: I’m terribly disappointed that you mask the truth of … more →

Tags: Politics, 2008 Presidential Race, Political Forum, Families, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton politics, Michigan Politics, Debbie Stabenow, Barack Obama

I'll take "windfall profits for $1200" please, Alex1 comment

informyourconsent wrote 1 year ago: This snarky but otherwise informative commentary in Time magazine taught me a lot about Alaska … more →

Tags: Sarah Palin, oil drilling, taxes, Alaska, energy policy, ANWR

Palin’s Alaska Reaps the Windfall Profits McCain Decries

gregornot wrote 1 year ago: Palin’s Alaska Reaps the Windfall Profits McCain Decries by Robert Scheer Welcome to the People … more →

Tags: 2008 Elections, the real truth, Palin’s, Alaska, reaps, McCain Decries

What Did Palin Do To The Alaskan Oil Industry?

lobotero wrote 1 year ago: These are exerpts from a piece in the WSJ. Oil companies in Alaska are paying more money in taxes th … more →

Tags: Energy, News, Politics, Alaska, obama, Oil companies, oil revenues, palin

The Myth of taxing 'the wealthy'4 comments

adc wrote 1 year ago: This is such a fundamentally basic point about economics that Fred Thompson pointed out in his speec … more →

Tags: Controversial Crap, Factual Crap, Business Crap, Governmental Crap, Tax, Economics, Barack Obama, Marxism, class warfare

Why Is Palin Popular In Alaska?

lobotero wrote 1 year ago: Welcome to the People’s Republic of Alaska, where every resident this year will get a $3,200 p … more →

Tags: Politics, News, candidates, Alaska, Sarah Palin

Politics as Usual with Palin and the Media

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: So we’ve gone through a weekend of hearing about Sarah Palin as the new Republican VP nominee. … more →

Tags: State Laws, Policy Ideas, Republican Party, Democrat Party, tax laws, Rush Limbaugh, Oil, Sarah Palin, Alaska

Sarah Palin on Larry Kudlow

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: Yes, I know it’s Larry Kudlow, so I apologize for that. But just skip to the 3:35 mark, which … more →

Tags: Republican Party, Natural Gas, larry kudlow, Republicans, ANWR, tax laws, Sarah Palin, populism

Sarah Palin on Energy1 comment

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: As most people know, Sarah Palin is now the VP nominee for the Republican Party. Everyone knows the … more →

Tags: State Laws, Republican Party, Republicans, ANWR, tax laws, Oil, climate change, Sarah Palin, Alaska

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT "GIVE" "WINDFALL PROFITS" TO OIL COMPANIES3 comments

st4rbux wrote 1 year ago: I thought the exact same thing when Hillary said it last night, and Matt Welch caught it too [Requie … more →

Tags: Politics, Hillary, Oil, Green Collar Job

Tariff needed on OPEC Oil - Revenue for Tax Credit Incentives on Wind and Solar.1 comment

JB Mccord wrote 1 year ago: Instead of a “windfall profits tax” on oil, The US needs an import tax of $2.00 per barr … more →

Tags: 2008, economic recovery, Economics, foreign oil, Investment, Iraq War, national debt, Tax Reform, Alternative Energy

Obama's "New Stand" On Energy Just Dumb In A Different Way

Michael Eden wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday’s New York Times ran an article on Obama’s new energy plan, titled “Obam … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Oil, anti-American, John McCain, Children, France, refineries, Nuclear

We are getting screwed...

saywhatyouthink wrote 1 year ago: Exxon Mobil’s record $11.7 billion earnings — the largest quarterly profit ever for an America … more →

Tags: Oil, obama, McCain, Big Oil


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