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The Majority Report: ‘Epic Debate Rematch: Sam Seder vs. Libertarian Radio Host Matt DiGeronimo’

“After another libertarian challenge was issued, a new epic debate between Sam and Libertarian radio host Matt DiGeronimo takes place on everything from Nazi’s to the minimum wage and why minimum wage increase would be nothing but good… From The Majority … Continue reading

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Townhall: Michael Tanner: A Real Life Example of Welfare Reform

Source:The New Democrat  If you want more people in the workforce working with real jobs they can rely on that they are qualified for, than working whatever the job is has to pay more than not working and collecting public … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Opinion: Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan

The American Prospect: Opinion: Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger There are good progressive policies in dealing with poverty in America. Like increasing the minimum wage or even … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: ‘We Are Subsidizing Low Wage Employers!’

. Source:The New Democrat Here’s an idea. Instead of having taxpayers who mostly work in the middle class be forced to subsidize low-income workers for their food, housing and health care, instead penalize employers who pay their employees so low, … Continue reading

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Senator Mike Lee: Bring Them in

Source:The New Democrat  Poverty in America is the thing that we should be talking about right now for a couple reasons. One and the most important one I believe, 1/5 Americans live in poverty. We have the highest poverty rate … Continue reading

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The Democratic Strategist: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Economic Inequality

Source:The New Democrat  Perhaps someone should explain to me how someone with a good education, who works hard and is very productive and makes a lot of money for the work they do and what they produce, how that is … Continue reading

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Mike Konczal: Given The Myth of Ownership, is the Idea of Redistribution Coherent?

Next New Deal: Opinion: Mike Konczal: Given the Myth of Ownership, is the Idea of Redistribution Coherent? The New Democrat We need to get past the idea of whether or not wealth redistribution is a good or bad thing. And … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: Doug Bandow: America on Welfare

Source:FreeState Now If we were really serious about reducing poverty and government dependence as it relates to the economy, people would be making more money working than not working. And people who are not retired, or physically or mentally disabled, … Continue reading

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Invest Bliguru: Free to Choose- Milton Friedman: Cradle to Grave-Public Assistance

Source:The FreeState From Cradle to Grave, is referring to how people who were born onto public assistance, raised on public assistance, have kids before they are ready to raise them and live off of public assistance as adults as well, … Continue reading

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Invest Bliguru: Video: Milton Friedman: Free to Choose- From Cradle to Grave

Source:The FreeState When Libertarian professor Milton Friedman made his Free to Choose movie in 1980, he spent one of his chapters on the public assistance system. How we treat people who can’t take care of themselves. Keep in mind, Professor … Continue reading

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