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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher
October 10, 2012
On the menu this morning:
  • MORNING MESSAGE: Don't Lower Taxes For Billionaires. Double Them.
  • Romney Shakes Up The Etch-a-Sketch Again
  • Schumer Draws Grand Bargain Line

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Don't Lower Taxes For Billionaires. Double Them.

By Richard (RJ) Eskow
October 9, 2012

Forget the "Buffett rule." It's not enough. What's more, "letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the rich" isn't enough either - although it might get us halfway there. more »

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Loophole Kabuki: Schumer's Clever Strawman

By Digby
October 9, 2012

As Atrios says, you've got to love the framing of this article:

WASHINGTON — Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, the Senate’s third-ranking Democrat, threw cold water Tuesday on what had been an emerging consensus for a bipartisan deficit- reduction plan — an overhaul of the tax code that lowers top income tax rates but raises more revenue. Mr. Schumer’s position greatly complicates efforts to win bipartisan support for a deal before January, when the “fiscal cliff” of tax increases and automatic spending cuts goes into effect.

That bastard, coming along and ruining everything.

But the meat of the article is interesting, because it shows that Shumer is doing no such thing:

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Stop Reading The Polls. Start Reading The Debate Transcript.

By Bill Scher
October 9, 2012

He botched the debate despite his reputation as a great communicator. He gave long-winded answers that were hard to follow. He got lost in the weeds of economic and fiscal statistics . His speech was halting. He was defensive. He forgot to smile. more »

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The Fiscal Cliff Debate Borders on the Surreal

By Stan Collender
October 9, 2012

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.

How ridiculous is the fiscal cliff debate? The answer is that it’s off-the-wall crazy. Consider the following. more »

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Mitt Romney: Magic Man

By Leo Gerard
October 9, 2012

"I’m gonna float like a butterfly and sting like a bee;
George can’t hit what his hands can’t see;
Now you see me, now you don’t;
He thinks he will, but I know he won’t." ~ Muhammad Ali

At last week’s presidential debate, Mitt Romney floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee.

He punched and parried, feigning the great Muhamm more »

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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher
October 9, 2012
On the menu this morning
  • MORNING MESSAGE: Workers Blocking Bain Trucks Shipping Jobs To China
  • Romney's Tries Late Etch-a-Sketch
  • Super PACs May Tip House Races
  • Debt At 6-Year Low

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Arrests At Sensata "Bainport" Camp

By Dave Johnson
October 8, 2012

Note - See also, Is This Why Romney Won't Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped To China? more »

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The Children of Columbus: The Multinationals and Their Courtiers

By Richard (RJ) Eskow
October 8, 2012

As the nation commemorates Christopher Columbus, let's not forget his 21st Century descendants: the multinational corporations who span the globe in search of wealth. more »

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Can We Get Tougher on Crime in the Suites?

By Sam Pizzigati
October 7, 2012

Federal regulators have actually been cracking down somewhat lately on financial industry fraud. But the power-suited executives responsible for that fraud are still paying no personal price.

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