Tag Archives: Economic Growth

VOA News: Video: President Obama Looks For a Political Comeback in 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger What President Obama and Democrats need to do is to switch the national political focus to the economy. On issues like unemployment, Unemployment Insurance, a minimum wage increase, … Continue reading →

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The White House: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow The Economy

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  With the weak December jobs report President Obama should be calling for a huge infrastructure investment bill somewhere in the hundreds of billions of dollars. And even call for a National Infrastructure Bank that could finance … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: Ray LaHood & Ed Rendell Make Push to Revitalize U.S. Infrastructure

Posted on January 8, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The National Infrastructure Bank is the best answer to solving our infrastructure deficit. Because it would be self-financed because it’s funding would come exclusively from the private sector. Bringing in investors that would get their money … Continue reading →

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The White House: President Obama Speaks on Extending Emergency Unemployment Insurance

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic path to victory in 2014. It’s the economy stupid and make 2014 the Democratic economic vision vs. the Republican economic vision. Middle out bottom up economics that is about expanding economic freedom for everyone … Continue reading →

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VOA News: Washington Week: Focus on US Unemployed

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Here’s an idea that even Republicans could support especially since one of them proposed it when he ran for president a couple of years ago. And still talks about this and is in favor of it. … Continue reading →

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Crooks & Liars: Heather Digby Parton: David Brooks, ‘Redistribution Still Not Majority Agenda Because New Yorkers Say So’

Posted on January 4, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I covered this last night, but David Brooks is actually right when he says and the video from last night makes it clear that Americans want to see more economic freedom and opportunity in America. Through things … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: ‘Follow the French on the Millionaire Tax’

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat You want everyone paying their fair share of taxes at all economic levels. Which is one of the reasons why I’m in favor of what I call the Progressive Consumption Tax. Which would accomplish most of … Continue reading →

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New America Foundation: Mark Schmitt: Liberal Brain Freeze & Security Narcissists

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I disagree with this blog from the New America Foundation the author of it Mark Schmitt. Liberal Democrats have a clear agenda and clear proposals coming from President Obama who is a Liberal Democrat, at least on … Continue reading →

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The Globalist: Bill Hunphrey: The Problem With Billionaires

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The Globalist: Opinion: Bill Humphrey: The Problem With Billionaires The New Democrat This idea that what America needs to do is just tax the hell out of millionaires and billionaires and use that money to spend more on War on … Continue reading →

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The Hamilton Project: Blog: Melissa Kearney & Lesley Turner: Helping Lower-Income Middle Class Families

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Erik Schneider

The Hamilton Project: Blog: Melissa Kearney & Lesley Turner: Helping Lower-Income Middle Class Families This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Fifty to sixty thousand or even forty-thousand dollars a year might sound like a decent … Continue reading →

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