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Is the Federal Pay Freeze Obama's PATCO?

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Elk

The Obama administration, looking to bolster its deficit-cutting credentials and show its desire to take on what some label a "special interest" -- organized labor -- just announced a two-year freeze on the wages of all federal workers.

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Let's Call It "Pocketbook Populism"

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reich, Krugman, Populism, Pocketbook Populism, Borosage, Economy, Sarah Palin, Too Big to Fail, Consumer Czar, Consumer Finance Protection Agency, Jobs, Obama, Citizens United, Bill ClintonJames K. Galbraith, Ralph Nader, Kuttner, Politics News
Mark Green

Time to take back "populism" from Teabaggers and Palinites who've kidnapped it to only mean less government and taxes. Democrats need to define a phrase and philosophy that tells Independents we're on your side.

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