Tag Archives: Big Government

Slate Magazine: Bob Garfield: Why I Love Big Government: A Valentine for Big Gov.

Source:The New Democrat  Bob Garfield in his column in Slate today was explaining what he loved about big government and laying out a lot of the things that government does and calling them big government. The problem is that not … Continue reading

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The Modern Socialist: Brandon Payton-Carrillo: The Purpose of Government

The New Democrat The Modern Socialist: Opinion: Brandon Payton-Carrillo: What is the Purpose of Government? This is the perfect question to be asking and debating, because it goes to the heart of a big debate America has debated as a … Continue reading

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

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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Thom Hartmann: ‘Time to do Away With The Second Amendment?’

. Source:The New Democrat From what I’ve read over the last two weeks and blogged about, I’m starting to get the idea that I should write a new section or create something called something to the effect The Big Government … Continue reading

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Channel 4 News: 50p Tax Rate, Do Britons Think it Will Make a Difference?

. Source:The New Democrat  I guess New Labour is going back to being Old Labour and talking about fifty percent tax rates. If you think taxes are too high in America whatever income level you are at, try living in … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: ‘Dr. King’s Economic Bill of Rights’

. Source:The New Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt had an Economic Bill of Rights that he released to the public after the New Deal. He tried to pass it in I believe 1944 and it had similar goals to what Thom … Continue reading

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The White House: President Obama Speaks on U.S. Intelligence Programs

. Source:The New Democrat  I have a good Milton Friedman line for President Obama. Without liberty, you can’t have security. And when you lean on the side of security over liberty, you’ve now weaken both. And not just hurt liberty … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Peter Skurkiss: Smoking and Individual Liberty

Source:The New Democrat  Just when I thought the American Thinker couldn’t be more neoconservative and big government enough. I read an article on their blog today from writer Peter Skurkiss who I’m sure means well. But a lot of bad … Continue reading

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Robert Wenzel: ‘Happy New Year from the Freedom Socialist Party!’

Source:Freedom Socialist Party– proud American Socialists. Source:The New Democrat “Freedom and socialism appear to me as exact opposites, but that doesn’t seem to bother the Freedom Socialist Party. They have high hopes for 2014.” From Robert Wenzel “The Freedom Socialist Party … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Cliff O’Connor & Michael Steven Smith: Imagine, If Mayor Bill DeBlasio Really Were a Socialist

Source:The New Democrat  Here some examples of why I would never live in New York City unless was making north of ten million dollars. And could actually afford it even with the NYC taxes and New York State taxes. Because … Continue reading

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