Tag Archives: U.S. Government

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

. 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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Slate Magazine: David Weigel: Brian Schweitzer Interview

Source:The New Democrat  The libertarian Reason Magazine posted the link for this Slate interview of Brian Schweitzer. Who happens to be just one of my favorite Democrats and a real Liberal Democrat. And I mention that for the simple reason … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: Richard Epstein: The Classical Liberal Constitution

“. The New Democrat  The Classical Liberal Constitution is the United States Constitution. With all the constitutional and individual rights that it protects. The problem with the USC is not the Constitution itself, but big government supporters on the far-right … Continue reading

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President John F. Kennedy: Explains The Need For Medicare

. Source:The New Democrat  One of the advantages of Medicare is that when someone spouse gets hurt Medicare is there to make sure that all senior citizens at least will get the affordable health care that they need. So they … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: ‘Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t Just Good Politics: It’s Good Economics’

Source:The New Republic– supporters for raising the minimum wage. Source:The New Democrat “The minimum-wage debate follows a predictable pattern any time it flares up in the media: Liberals say it’s a moral outrage that people can toil away at full-time … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Trevor Thomas: Neal Boortz, Libertarianism & Moral Government

Source:The New Democrat  Barry Goldwater- “I want big government out of the bedrooms, boardrooms and classrooms”. This is what conservatism is about, conserving freedom for the individual. Familiar with individual freedom, well that is what it is. That the state … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Josh Freedman & Michael Lind: The Past a& Future of America’s Social Contract

Source: The New Democrat When we are talking about the social contract, we should be clear about what are we talking about. Because this gets to the heart of what we want from government in America especially the Federal Government. … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Why JFK Still Matters

Source:The New Democrat  I’m a Liberal Democrat because of Jack Kennedy, the more I read and watch about him, the more I like about the man. At least when it comes to his politics and it was really just his … Continue reading

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VOA News: Luiz Ramirez: Future Role of US Troops in Afghanistan Debated

. Source:The New Democrat  The only thing that American troops in conjunction with NATO should be doing right now is helping to train and develop the Afghan military so Afghanistan can defend itself from domestic and foreign invaders including the … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Sierra Rayne: Big Government and Lower Economic Growth

Source:The New Democrat  I guess when you are talking about big government, it depends on what type of big government you’re talking about. Because both sides of the ideological isles let’s say have different versions of what actually is big … Continue reading

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