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Hillary has a progressive view of deficit and national debt. [They’re different, by the way.]

September 4, 2016 Willy Kessler 2016 Election, Budget, Democrats, Hillary Clinton Leave a comment

There must be something in the local water that leads Missouri Democrats to wail and figuratively rend their garments over the question of deficits

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Sanders: Devastation awaits working families in the “Gang of 6” deficit reduction plan

July 23, 2011 Madonna Gauding Government, Obama, Politics, Taxes Leave a comment

What I can say is that I have heard, including from people that you might not expect to hear it from, that if they

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Raise taxes on the rich to benefit working families

March 24, 2011 Madonna Gauding Charity & Justice, Economy 8 comments

The rich are getting richer. The middle class and poor are getting poorer. What is the Republican solution to the deficit crisis? More tax

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Stand-up progressives: Schakowsky offers a different idea on deficit-reduction

November 24, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Good government, Obama 2 comments

Last week, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, offered a preliminary plan to reduce

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Bernie Sanders’ progressive deficit-reduction plan

November 22, 2010 Madonna Gauding Good government, Obama Leave a comment

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on Friday, November 12 that he will work with members of Congress, labor unions, seniors’ organizations, economists and others to

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In tax debate, 1 picture = $238 billion

August 19, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Economy, Taxes 2 comments

To extend or not to extend: That’s the question for Democrats and Republicans, who are facing off over the Bush-era tax “cuts,” which mostly

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