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People Distrust Government -- Conservative Mission Accomplished

By Dave Johnson
October 26, 2011

The corporate/conservative plan for decades has been to turn people against government and democracy. Because when people stop accepting the idea of We, the People making decisions, guess who gets to make the decisions instead? Last month a retiring GOP staffer explained how it works, this month a new poll show how well it works.

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How Is British Austerity Working Out?

By Dave Johnson
July 14, 2011

The conservative government in England is trying austerity. They are using the shock-doctrine tactic of drumming up public hysteria over bad news - in this case the financial collapse and resulting downturn - and using the panic as cover to quickly impose radical anti-democracy changes before the public has time to react. How is that working out? more »

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Government Getting People Working On Better Buildings

By Dave Johnson
July 5, 2011

For years people have been asking why we don’t launch a national effort to save energy and create jobs by retrofitting buildings to be more energy-efficient. Last week I wrote that even simple things, like painting roofs white can save energy and employ a lot of people. more »

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The Republican Economic Anti-Government Argument

By Dave Johnson
June 30, 2011

Haley Barbour articulated Republican economic thinking yesterday, saying "government sucks money out of the economy." Apparently he thinks it puts tax money under a big mattress. more »

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Use Coin Seigniorage Now!

By Joe Firestone
April 5, 2011

(Author's Note: Most of this diary was previously published back in January; but I've revised it slightly for these reasons. First, a Government shutdown is now upon us, even though the debt ceiling issue isn't quite at the forefront yet. more »

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George Will's Problem With Government By We, the People

By Dave Johnson
January 20, 2011

In a column today, Hubris heading for a fall, George Will lays out his problem with America's system of decision-making by We, the People. more »

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On Rugged Individualism, Or, Meet The Ghost Of Government Past

By fake consultant
January 16, 2011

It is about time for the 112th House to come back into session, and the first thing on the agenda appears to be an effort to take away any healthcare reform that have been passed by this Administration.

Next comes an effort to slash Social Security and Medicare, an effort to reverse financial reforms, and proposals to “slash” spending—but only on domestic discretionary items.

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Businesses Do Not Create Jobs

By Dave Johnson
November 11, 2010

Businesses do not create jobs. In fact, the way our economy is structured the incentive is for businesses to get rid of as many jobs as they can.

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Do We Need A Democracy Tariff?

By Dave Johnson
August 3, 2010

We need a "democracy tariff," imposed at the border on goods that are brought in from countries where the people have not been able to build a strong democracy that protects their workers, wages and environment. more »

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Who Said We Want Less Government Protecting And Empowering Us?

By Dave Johnson
July 13, 2010

Cut spending? Wait - where did that terrible idea come from? Government is We, the People and its job is to protect and empower us. Why in the world would we want to cut back on that? more »

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