Category Archives: The New Democrat

The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Are Calls for Wealth Redistribution Based on Envy or Justice?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Wealth or income redistribution, it depends on how you define it because government at all levels does it all the time everyday. And generally when government redistributes wealth it is noncontroversial. It taxes these people who live … Continue reading →

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Salon: Robert Reich: Hillary’s Appeal to the Middle Class are Tone-Death

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Robert Reich: Hillary’s Appeals to the Middle Class Are Tone-Death Wow I actually agree with Robert Reich on something. That Hillary Clinton is tone-death. Wait that is not exactly how he put that, but she … Continue reading →

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The Week: Damon Linker: Why Liberals Should Cheer the Hobby Lobby Decision

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Damon Linker that real Liberals as I call people who are actually Liberals should support the Hobby Lobby decision. But perhaps I would put it differently. That it is one thing to be pro-choice … Continue reading →

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American Enterprise: Charles Murray: It’s Not Liberals That is the Problem, But Progressives

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Charles Murray hit it on the head in his AEI article about liberalism and how that is different from today’s so-called progressivism. Even though even what is supposed to pass as progressivism today is really not progressivism … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  It is true that even since the American civil rights movement that even though African-Americans are doing much better than they were pre-civil rights that they still have a large income gap compared with Caucasian-Americans. And if … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: Eric Pianin: Senator John Thune’s Thorny Political Test: Pass the Highway Bill

Posted on June 30, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  If Congress were under different and I would just state wiser leadership funding the Highway Trust Fund wouldn’t be that big of a deal. But since we have a Republican House of Representatives that is essentially run … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Joseph E. Stiglitz: Inequality is Not Inevitable

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Derik Schneider

New York Times: Opinion: Joseph E. Stiglitz: Inequality is Not Inevitable Source:The New Democrat As I’ve made this point on this blog before comparing the Scandinavian economies with the United States simply does not work. You would be better off … Continue reading →

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Forbes Magazine: Ron Paul: How We Can Solve the Problems With Public Education in America

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  First of all just to respond to a couple of points that former Representative Ron Paul made about public education in America. As far as the U.S. Department of Education being unconstitutional. The Federal courts have already … Continue reading →

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Washington Examiner: Michael Barone: Why Government Isn’t Working and How to Make it Work Better

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  To put it simply government doesn’t work very well when it tries to do too much, or doesn’t do things that it shouldn’t be doing. There I said it and have made that clear. So there’s no … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields * Ponnuru on House GOP vs. Obama, IRS Missing Emails

Posted on June 27, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  As far as the Republican primary elections last Tuesday, it was a great night for establishment Republicans in Congress. With none of them losing with Representative Jim Lankford winning his primary overwhelmingly. But the biggest victory would … Continue reading →

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