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editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:49:56 +0000

CONGRESS: MAJORITY THAT PROLONGS LITTLE THINGS TO DELAY BIG THINGS SO THEY CAN LOBBY, ACT IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED THEM IN, TRY TO DESTROY THE OPPOSITION SO THEY CAN BE REELECTED, AND IGNORE THE 99%!!! We are watching You!!!

”End This Depression Now”: Paul Krugman: Public Spnding, Not Deficit Hype. Save 99% NOW http://bit.ly/LdcDAh CRISIS: SIMPLE-QUICK-WORKS! DrB

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WE CAN “END THIS DEPRESSION NOW”!!! Call Congressmen…..

editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:02:11 +0000

Public spending is under assault from the United States to Europe in the name of fighting deficits. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues in his new book, “End This Depression Now!“, that the hysteria over the deficit will constrain an economic recovery in a time of high unemployment and stagnating wages.

“The economics is really easy,” says Krugman, “If we were to spend more money at the government level and … rehire the schoolteachers, firefighters, police officers who have been laid off in the last several years because of cutbacks at the state and local level, we would be a long way back towards full employment. …

Right now, there just is not enough spending, and we need the government, which can do it, to step in and provide the demand we need. … We’ve had austerity in the face of a recession, in a way that we have never had before since the 1930s. … And the results are clear: it’s disastrous.”

Krugman writes about the economy as a columnist for the New York Times and is a professor of economics at Princeton University.

For much more click on: http://www.democracynow.org/2012/5/17/end_this_depression_now_paul_krugman

ONLY 1 OTHER COUNTRY HAS DEBT CEILING…..

editor — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:30 +0000

A February 2011 Government Accountability Office report said experts believe there is a “weakness in the U.S. budgetary framework” because Congress can approve spending without approving the borrowing necessary to fund that spending. This can cause uneasiness in the market. RESULT: MIDDLE CLASS AND POOR LOSE JOBS, BENEFITS, etc. YOU KNOW WHO’S CAUSING IT? CALL THEM AND VOTE THEM OUT.

Only One Democratic Country, Besides America, Has a Debt Ceiling

abcnews.go.com

ABC News‘ Amy Bingham reports:

It’s 14 days and counting until financial apocalypse descends upon U.S. markets, yet lawmakers are still seemingly eons away from striking a deal to reduce the deficit and raise the debt limit. The ferocity of the debate coupled with the warnings of impending doom begs the question, why does America have a debt ceiling in the first place?

A report released Monday by Moody’s analyst Steven Hess points out that the United States’ debt limit “is an uncommon attribute not shared by most” countries. The U.S. is the only democratic country, besides Denmark, in which Congress has to approve borrowing separately from spending. In most other countries the authority to borrow money is inextricably tied to the authority to spend money.

For example, in Canada the executive branch can borrow as much money approved to spend in the yearly budget. In Sweden, borrowing is also linked to the budget, although the legislature does not decide how much money the Finance Minister can borrow but instead decides how many programs it can fund.

And in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, the Treasury department has the authority to borrow as much as they need to fund congressionally approved spending.

Much more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/07/only-one-democratic-country-besides-america-has-a-debt-ceiling/

IS MITT ROMNEY REALLY A JOB CREATOR?

editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:14:23 +0000

Before Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital bought the rambling SCM factory in Marion, Ind., it was running three shifts a day, making hanging file folders and other office supplies. But on July 5, 1994, everything changed.

The former SCM/AmPad plant in Marion, Ind., which Bain Capital closed back in 1994, is now occupied by another company called Novapak.

The new owner, American Pad & Paper, owned in turn by Bain Capital, told all 258 union workers they were fired, in a cost-cutting move.

Security guards hustled them out of the building. They would be able to reapply for their jobs, at lesser wages and benefits, but not all would be rehired.

“We were told they bought the assets, not the union or the [labor] contract,” recalls Randy Johnson, who at the time worked as a machine operator and was a union shop steward. The workers – some the third generation in their families to have jobs there – eventually went on strike, and Bain closed the factory 5-1/2 months after acquiring it.

Not far from the former plant is a Staples office supply company – the typical store employs 20 to 30 people – and a Domino’s Pizza franchise, which typically has about 15 workers. Both outlets can point to contributions from Bain Capital, which provided seed money for the parent company to grow, eventually adding thousands of jobs across the US.

For much more click on:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/0119/Is-Mitt-Romney-really-a-job-creator-What-his-Bain-Capital-record-shows?cmpid=ema%3Anws%3AMjc1NzM0NjMxOTkS1

CEOs: INSTEAD OF BUYING BACK SHARES, INVEST IN FACTORY>JOBS>X JOBS…

editor — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:42:55 +0000

FINK STATES THAT CEOs SHOULDN’T BE BUYING BACK SHARES, BUT BE COMFORTABLE INVESTING IN THEIR FACTORY WHICH CREATES JOBS THAT CREATES MORE JOBS, etc.

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BlackRock Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink said he supports the re-election of Barack Obama because the president needs more than four years to help the country recover from the global financial crisis………

“On the other hand, I would say very clearly, you need to… create that engine of growth,” Fink said. “We need to make sure that those CEOs feel comfortable, not to buy back their shares, but to invest in that factory and create those jobs and those jobs create other jobs and we have the multiplier effect for new jobs……………..”

See More - http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-12/blackrock-ceo-fink-says-he-supports-obamas-re-election

PRESIDENT SUPPORTS SAME SEX MRRGE..

editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:34:31 +0000

Most Americans have favored same-sex marriage since mid-2010. The latest Gallup poll on 29 May 2011 showed 53% of Americans saying same-sex marriage should be legalized with all the same rights as other marriages, vs. 45% saying it should not. . Over the last 12 years, 21 states covering 130 million Americans chose some form of marriage equality: 10 have same-sex marriage (CA, CT, DC, IA, MA, MD, NH, NY, VT, WA), 5 have civil union (DE, HI, IL, NJ, RI), and 6 have domestic partnership (CO, ME, NV, NM, OR, WI). In 2012, legislators, courts, and/or citizens will vote whether to add � or ban � same-sex marriage in 18 states (CA, CO, HI, IA, IL, MA, ME, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NH, NM, OH, RI, WA, WV).

2012 Republican Presidential Candidates on Same Sex Issues

Compare the 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates head-to-head on Same Sex Issues

For much more click on: http://2012.republican-candidates.org/Same-Sex.php

HOW TO RAISE PROERTY VALUES AND DECREASE CRIME….

editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:31:39 +0000

RESPONSE FROM FRIEND:”I do not think that those states are trying to block votes…. I think it will help prevent fraud. Now do not tell me that there has been no fraud…..I think 99.44% of registered voters have picture IDs. But that is just my humble opinion.”

My friend has a point: Registered or not, Voting or not…, ID or not is a dilemma. It’s difficult to tell. Many that don’t vote say they are “too busy.” We know that the more people vote, the better for them, our county, state and our country. The person that votes feels more involved in the community which can lead to better communities, lower crime rates and increase the value of their homes and rentals.

To make sure we get a majority to vote we need to do a couple of things: 1) Make sure each person is qualified to vote in the state they are in and are helped to get to the voting booth and vote without hindrance if necessary, and 2} Make sure there are plenty of voting booths in all communities that give proper notice and time. Some states don’t place Boothe’s in poor and/or non-white areas. That is not American, raises crime and lowers property values that spread to other communities in adjourning areas. Absentee voting with proper time allowed would be great. As Americans, no right is more precious than the constitutional right to select our leaders. Yet many eligible citizens are not even registered to vote. You can help reach out to eligible people in your neighborhood who are not yet registeredSee More

How To: Conduct a Voter Registration Drive

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As Americans, no right is more precious than the constitutional right to select our leaders. Yet many eligible citizens are not even registered to vote.You can help reach out to eligible people….

Click on: http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/conduct-a-voter-registration-drive

31 STATES TRY TO BLOCK VOTES….

editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:32:09 +0000

FUNDAMENTALIST STATES BLOCKING VOTES OF YOUNG & OLD NON-WHITES AND POOR WHITES (unless they have an ID). WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE PERSON ONE VOTE? They are also closing voting booths in poor WHITE AND NON-WHITE AREAS. HOPEFULLY ENOUGH FAIR MINDED CITIZENS WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE VOTES (even if they have to pick them up and make sure that they vote without hinderance).

Thirty-one states have voter identification laws, including eight — Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin — that were enacted or toughened last year. Of the 31 laws, 27 are expected to be in effect for the general election this year, says Meagan Dorsch, spokeswoman for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a bipartisan research group. One has been blocked by federal action; three have later effective dates.

Laws requiring voters to show identification at the polls have been around since 1970, but they are becoming more numerous and stringent. Once a voter registration card or utility bill sufficed. Now a growing number of laws require voters to show picture IDs.

STORY: Pew study: 1 in 8 voter records flawed

Most of the new laws have been passed by Republican legislatures, the NCSL says. Supporters say they are necessary to prevent fraud. Opponents say they keep the poor, minorities and seniors — who often back Democrats — from voting because those groups are less likely than the general population to have government-issued IDs.

The Justice Department and civil liberties groups are challenging laws in several states:

For more click on: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-14/voting-rights-id/53160530/1

CONGRESS HOLDING CANCER DRUG FOR BABIES 14 MNTHS?

editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:22:14 +0000

CANCER DRUG FOR BABIES HELD UP FOR 14 MONTHS AND WAITING. WHY? It hasn’t reached the floor. Asked leader of house and senate: We have our own way of doing things & it’s so complicated I don’t have time to tell you. GOD HELP US!!! They are your employees.

CALL THEM! If we don’t they’ll just keep on talking to lobbyists $$$, etc. If the GOP STALLS LONG ENOUGH THEY MIGHT REACH THEIR GOAL: GETTING THAT BLACK PRESIDENT OUT! MANY FUNDAMENTALIST STATES BLOCKING VOTES OF YOUNG & OLD NON-WHITES AND POOR WHITES (unless they have an ID). TO HELL WITH THAT. WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE PERSON ONE VOTE? They are also closing voting booths in poor WHITE AND NON-WHITE AREAS.

TO HELL WITH THAT! HOPEFULLY ENOUGH FAIR MINDED CITIZENS WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE VOTES (even if they have to pick them up and make sure that they vote without hinderance).

Life-saving cancer drugs for children stuck in federal legislative limbo – CBS News

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editor — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:13:04 +0000

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Full Show: Between Two Worlds — Life on the Border

May 4, 2012

No writer understands the border culture between Mexico and the United States more intimately than Luis Alberto Urrea, whose life is the stuff of great novels. Son of a Mexican father and Anglo mother, Urrea grew up first in Tijuana and then just across the border in San Diego. Over the years he has produced a series of acclaimed novels, including The Hummingbird’s Daughter, The Devil’s Highway, and his latest, Queen of America — each a rich and revealing account of the people of the borderlands that join and separate our two nations.

Three of Urrea’s books were among scores of others removed from classrooms earlier this year when the Tucson school district eliminated Mexican-American studies on the accusation it was “divisive.” But there’s no ban on ideas in Bill’s studio, and Urrea talks with Bill Moyers about that episode as he unfolds the modern reality of life on the border.

For more click on: http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-between-two-worlds-life-on-the-border/ to read or print it, click on “Transcript” on same site.