Tag Archives: Welfare State

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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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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Crooks & Liars: Richard Eskow: Was This The Social Contract’s Comeback Year?

Source:The New Democrat  When it comes to things like Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Welfare Insurance, Medicare. Public Housing, Food Assistance to use several examples, I prefer the term safety net or a public social insurance system or PSIS. Which are … Continue reading

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The Hampton Institute: Josh Hatala: ‘The Socialist Party of America: A Historiographical View’

Source:The New Democrat – Socialist Party presidential candidate, Eugene Debbs. Source:The New Democrat  “The Socialist Party of America: An Historiographical View.” Originally from Joshua Hatala from The Hampton Institution, but the link for his article seems to have been deleted. From The … 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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Workers World: Kris Hamel: Only Socialism Can Save Detroit

Source:The New Democrat  Socialism is one of those things that is hard to explain and define for many people. Which is why it means different things to different people sort of like liberalism. But to put it simply socialism is … Continue reading

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The New America Foundation: Michael Lind: The Next Social Contract, An American Idea For Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The social contract means different things to different people and depending on where you are on the American political spectrum will show what you think of it. And for people on the Libertarian-Right or are Center-Right Conservatives, … Continue reading

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The Globalist: Bill Hunphrey: The Problem With Billionaires

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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