Government for who and by whom

The defining political issue of 2012 won't be the government's size. It will be who government is for. Americans have never much liked government.

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This is were your jobs have gone

    Considering the stupendous list of America's manufacturing achievements and the ... According to the Economist, “For the first time since the Industrial Revolution,  Between 1950 and 2000, the U.S. lost more than 491000 jobs.

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The desperate need for jobs

       The secret of job creation is that it is no secret.  Look to Germany and there success, faced with high unemployment and a lack of jobs the government forced a show down with companies and unions.

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Why isn't Wall Street in Jail

This thought provoking article explains why the out rage against banks and Wall Street

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For those that understand higher math only.

The need to cut social safety nets becomes apparent after this read. $3,175 million to Israel, $1,550 million to Egypt and 3,884 million to other various nations was spent in 2010 by our State department

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Health care ?

We are told social programs are the main cause for our economic problems but we can afford trillions for other expenditures. Consider what we give to Israel and Egypt for there military. Look not only to the defense budget but to our State department expenditures.

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FCC fails to protect us again

WASHINGTON — The federal government on Tuesday gave Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable company, approval to take over NBC Universal, home of the NBC television network.

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Unneeded military spending alive and well

U.S. military industrial complex alive and well NBC national investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff has been looking into the new Congress and how it might approach historically untouchable, uncuttable defense spending.

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The inconvienient but true political history

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be - please read it!! (all the way to the end) The article below is completely neutral -- not anti-republican or anti-democrat.

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Murdochs propaganda

After reading and watching the movie outfoxed one might ask where is the FCC. I guess the short answer is its dead. The bought and paid for politicians have laid it to rest. To understand the rant give a watch to ...... OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

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Remember Pearl Harbor

Well, Hollywood has reportedly made a blockbuster movie for those of you who aren't old enough to "Remember Pearl Harbor" If it's historically accurate – as it is reported to be – then it will be all about the  …

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Formula for restoring our Nation

The strength of our Nation is not in its standing armies, its generals or its politicians and definitely not in its political parties. History teaches us that transportation is an engine that feeds industry.

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Tax payer dollars up in smoke

The shocking thing is they answer to no one ! Waste and Fraud at the Central Intelligence Agency Thursday, February 26, 2009 By: Ishmael Jones Wastewatcher, February 2009

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Lack of support for Vets

Many years have passed since the Vietnam war and has faded from public memory. Many fine young children gave there lives in this tragic war and others returned home damaged and uncompensated dying in poverty, or prison suffering and forgotten.

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Corporate welfare

ExxonMobil paid no federal income tax in 2009. (Updated) Last week, Forbes magazine published what the top U.S. corporations paid in taxes last year.

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Be carful what you ask for

// Sarah Palin's Foreign Policy Manifesto: Brought To You By Facebook The Huffington Post | Nick Wing & Erin Booth First Posted: 07- 4-10 11:19 AM | Updated: 07- 4-10 11:23 AM //

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How far right is far enough ?

Miller is part of the next wave of Republican primary candidates counting on a public weary of Washington

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Debtors Prisons

Are we doomed to repeat history ? Has the sanctification of our corporations or the ruling elite gained the power and support to transport us back in time ?

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Reduction of our budget

I have an idea on where to start reducing the deficit that the Republicans seem to be so concerned about but I doubt they would support it.

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Fox News

Like horror movies some people are addicted to fear. Hanity, Fox news, Limbaugh make good money by being fear mongers. Any one who buys into this should head the words of Mr Franklin......

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Reverseal of Republican Values?

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone.

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Million Dollar Answer

Too big to fail and out of control wages at the consumers expense ! The options are clear they are a monopoly and should be split apart like we did with AT&T. The result would be banks and insurance companies that are responsive to the consumers.

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Health care reform now

We are being told that this nation cannot afford health care reform. If this is true explain to me how we can be the police force for the world, support dictators around the world, double our pork barrel projects annually ect.

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Outrageous pay and benifits

Our corporations have been hijacked by con-men. Too big to fail only means they are a monopoly yet they have held off our government from splitting them up like AT&T of the past . Past rules that stockholders have no say in there compensation.

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