Child Poverty
Bush Tax Cuts: From Bipartisan to Evil (Larry Elder)
Yahoo! News - 16th Dec 2010Creators Syndicate – A mere nine years ago, 12 Democratic senators voted for the current Tax Rates, as well as for a complete phaseout of the Estate Tax. Twelve! By contrast, ObamaCare and the $800 billion "stimulus" package secu…
Read more >>Bernie Sanders Filibusters Tax Cuts NOW
Crooks and Liars - 10th Dec 2010At 7:30 AM PST, Bernie Sanders began a Filibuster of the tax Compromise. The longer he goes, the better he gets. You can watch the stream on CSPAN2. Here's a clip of him talking about Child Poverty in the US as compared to other industrialized nat…
Read more >>Marian Wright Edelman: A Thanksgiving Day Prayer to End Poverty in All Its Forms in Our Rich Land
The Huffington Post - 25th Nov 2010In this Thanksgiving week of 2010, when 15.5 million Children are living in Poverty—many hungry and Homeless; when the gap between rich and poor is the highest ever; when the very Richest Americans have reaped a huge tax Windfall from the …
Read more >>Marian Wright Edelman: The Threat of Persistent Poverty
The Huffington Post - 16th Nov 2010As the economic downturn lingers, a striking characteristic is just how widespread its impact still is. Recent reports state that more Americans are now living in Poverty in the suburbs than in cities -- a trend that has increased dramatically d…
Read more >>Today in Class-Baiting
The Washington Independent - 8th Oct 2010Steve Benen flags some disturbing news out of South Carolina: South Carolina’s more than 236,000 unemployed workers could have to take a Drug Test in order to receive jobless Benefits, according to a proposal by Republican Gubernatorial…
Read more >>Obama Poverty Rate To Hit Record Increase
Right Pundits - 13th Sep 2010As the Midterm Elections draw closer, more bad news for Democrats and President Obama. Poverty levels are on track for a record increase. Yes, despite all of the Stimulus and job summits and other band aid fixes for The Economy, President Obama w…
Read more >>Bush's Commerce Secretary Wants 'Serious Debate' On Whether Bush Policies Helped Cause The Financial Crisis
Wonk Room - 27th Aug 2010Bush’s Commerce Secretary Wants ‘Serious Debate’ On Whether Bush Policies Helped Cause The Financial Crisis Former President George W. Bush, after keeping a mostly low-profile since leaving office, “ is about to step int…
Read more >>Marian Wright Edelman: Children Need Emergency Help in this Deep Recession Now!
The Huffington Post - 24th Aug 2010Children have only one childhood and it is right now. Millions of Children in our nation require emergency attention in our Recession-ravaged economy in which Poverty, including extreme Child Poverty, Hunger, and Homelessness have increased, if i…
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