Category Archives: The New Democrat

The New America Foundation: Elliot Schreur: Asset Building, President Obama’s Myra Program

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  When President Obama announced his MyRa program and expanding retirement savings in the State of the Union last week, he was talking about encouraging people to save for retirement. Which is something that we should be doing … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Fred Cole: Sweat The Details Later

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This is the debate that the Republican Party should be having right now. Between Libertarians the Ron Paul’s of the world and the Conservative libertarian branch the old Barry Goldwater/Ronald Reagan wing of the party that seems … Continue reading →

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Slate Magazine: Matthew Yglesias: Work-Ethic and The Welfare State

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This is the real debate we should be having when it comes to poverty in America. How to encourage people who are on Welfare whether they are working or not working either continue to work or go … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Jimmy Dore & Ben Mankiewicz- ‘Simple Weed Question Destroys Deputy Drug Czar’

Posted on February 5, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat This video is the perfect example of why the U.S. Government whoever is in charge since the creation of the so-called War on Drugs, why they have lost credibility. And no longer have much credibility on … Continue reading →

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Sam Seder: Video: ObamaCare Equals Freedom?

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat Freedom if that is really what this is about is the ability for people to run their own lives and be able to make the decisions about their own lives. And I’m talking about both from … Continue reading →

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Liberty Pen: Walter E. Williams: The Many Welfare State Beneficiaries

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  It depends on how you define welfare and who it is supposed to be for. That is who should benefit from welfare and those programs. But generally speaking Americans probably view welfare as public assistance for … Continue reading →

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The State of The Democratic Party (1985)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  What happened to the Democratic Party in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984 and 1988 in those presidential defeats and in the case of 1980 when the not only lost the White House in a landslide, but lost … Continue reading →

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Slate Magazine: Tanner Colby: How The Left’s Embrace of Busing Hurt The Cause of Integration

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  As a Liberal I believe in things like equal opportunity, Equal Justice Under the Law, wrote a blog about that yesterday. Equal Protection Under Law all of these great liberal values that I believe puts me in … Continue reading →

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Richard Eskow: The Populist Moment

Posted on February 4, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  It is hard to describe America from an ideological standpoint as a whole. Because we are such a huge and vast country and then you throw in all of our political diversity. We are a country by … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Video: Caller: Taxation is Not The Solution To The Sugar Problem!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat I agree that we should as a society be able to hold people accountable for their own bad decisions. Whether it comes to diet or anything else instead of allowing those people to pass those costs … Continue reading →

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