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Should Corporations Be Taxed Less?

Posted on 10. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 30, 2012 Not surprisingly, Wall Street and the top of corporate America are doing extremely well as of June 2011. For example, in Q1 of 2011, America’s top corporations reported 31% profit growth and … Continue reading →

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Quantitative Easing

Posted on 8. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 29, 2012 Someone told me the other day that they were “in the top 1%”… which begged the question: How much do you have to make per year to qualify to be in the … Continue reading →

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How Does One Run A Debate?

Posted on 7. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 28, 2012 The question of how to run a debate seems simple enough, but as everyone knows, the debates have gotten more and more controlled by the two dominant parties. I felt it was … Continue reading →

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As If NAFTA Weren’t Bad Enough

Posted on 6. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 27, 2012 The verdict is in: NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) of 1993 has been a complete and utter failure to provide what it promised. Many of the world’s largest corporations claimed it … Continue reading →

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Technology Already Replaces Gasoline!

Posted on 5. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 26, 2012 Hydrogen technology is already capable of supplanting gasoline as a fuel source. So why aren’t we doing it? Because we need a president with the political will and the American people behind … Continue reading →

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State of the Union is Staged

Posted on 5. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 25, 2012 Obama tells you what you want to hear. That’s how he convinced me to vote for him the first time. But like a lover scorned, I am not going to let him … Continue reading →

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Biggest Creditor to the United States

Posted on 2. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 24, 2012 Federal Reserve $6.328 trillion China $1.132 trillion Other Investors/Savings Bond $1.107 trillion Japan $1.038 trillion Pension Funds $842.2 billion Mutual Funds $653.5 billion State and Local Governments $484.4 billion The United Kingdom … Continue reading →

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Robert F. Kennedy Quote

Posted on 2. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 23, 2012 “For too long we seem to have surrendered personal excellence and community value in the mere accumulation of material things. Our gross national product now is over 800 billion dollars a year, … Continue reading →

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Humility or Egoism?

Posted on 2. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 22, 2012 I read the book John Adams by David McCullough, and what struck me was how worried John Adams felt about being perceived as egotistical. Before being elected president, Adams was concerned that … Continue reading →

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Who’s In Charge Here?

Posted on 31. July 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 21, 2012 Rich people think they should be in charge of the money, because only they know how to spend it. I find this attitude appalling, and yet it seems hopeless to fight it. … Continue reading →

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