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Voters Want A New Balance of Power in Washington, D.C.

Voters want a new balance of power. To achieve significant change, voters see a need to rearrange the balance of power in Washington. Business interests, in particular, need to be challenged. Not only does business have too much money and power, described previously, it is not using its power wisely. more »

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Pew Research Center, “Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007,” adults, December 12, 2006 - January 9, 2007. http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/312.pdf. Pew Research Center, “Economic Discontent Deepens as Inflation Concerns Rise Adults,” January 30 to February 2, 2008. http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=395

Tax Breaks Sweeten Purchase of Subprime Lender

washingtonpost.com — For purchasing subprime giant Countrywide Financial, Bank of America will get half a billion in tax breaks over five years.

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Corporate Welfare

So long as conservatives maintain governmental power, corporate welfare will run riot. Corporate executives are granted some special moral status as creators of wealth, a status that exempts them from the moral standards to which the rest of us are held. more »