Tag Archives: Income Inequality

The Economist: Inequality in America: How to be a True Progressive

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’ve mentioned before that I do not qualify as a Progressive, at least from today’s popular definition of it, someone who believes in using government to make society better and fairer with new government social programs that … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Sean Mcelwee: Republicans Focus on Mobility Over Inequality Has a Major Flaw

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Economic mobility is the ability of people to move up in the economic system, to see their income increase, allowing them to live in freedom without the government benefits that Sean Mcelwee talks about in his column … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman: ‘Inequality, Dignity & Freedom’

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:New York Times– left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. Source:The New Democrat “Now that the Congressional Budget Office has explicitly denied saying that Obamacare destroys jobs, some (though by no means all) Republicans have stopped lying about that issue and turned to … Continue reading →

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The Situation Room: Michele Bachmann Debates Bernie Sanders

Posted on January 27, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  I don’t know why anyone takes Representative Michelle Bachmann seriously on anything. Except when it may come to satire or what is stupid in the world today. I could just concentrate on the fact that she … Continue reading →

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The McLaughlin Group: The State of The Union, Economic Mobility, Syria, Liberal vs Progressive

Posted on January 25, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  As far as the State of the Union if I’m President Obama or he could hear my advice for him, I would say use this speech to kickoff the 2014 Campaign to Save Congressional Democrats. Keeping … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On Bob McDonnell, Income Inequality & Hillary Clinton

Posted on January 24, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The so-called income inequality issue or what I prefer to call it the education gap that leads to the income gap, has to do with professional skills or the lack of them. People at the top … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur- ‘The Only Group Opposing Racial Equality’

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat Not sure if America is a center-right or center-left country and not sure how Cenk Uygur gets that. But we certainly aren’t a country that goes very far right or left even though we certainly have … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks Discuss Addressing Economic Inequality

Posted on January 3, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  David Brooks even though he’s a Conservative, ha, ha is dead right. When he says that it is not capitalism or economic freedom that is the problem in America or that is unpopular, but the fact … Continue reading →

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TruthDig: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of The Low-Wage Worker

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

TruthDig: Opinion: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of the Low-Wage Worker The New Democrat Before you go about addressing the income gap in America or what others call income inequality, you have to first know why we have it. And no … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: The Resurgent Progressives

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with most of what EJ Dionne said in his column today. I thought his best line was “that to have a vibrant middle you need a vibrant Left and Right countering each other. To give … Continue reading →

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