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Jack Rasmus

Debate This: False Deficit Narrative Serves Wealth Redistribution Upward

Michele Swenson | Posted 10.16.2012 | Denver
Read More: Jack Rasmus, Paul Ryan, Social Security, Elections 2012, Medicare, Medicaid, Wealth Gap, Barack Obama, Denver News
Michele Swenson

An indicator of their fealty to corporate money, mainstream media and both political parties dance around a primary means to address both inflationary health costs and deficits: Improved Medicare-for-All as Major Deficit Reduction.

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Two-Party Distorted Economic Dialogue & The Need for Open Presidential Debates

Michele Swenson | Posted 11.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Jack Rasmus, Taxpayer Subsidies, Upward Wealth Redistribution, President Obama, SLC Olympics, Cutting Medicare Medicaid & Social Security, Mitt Romney, Deficit Spending, Entitlement, $4 Trillion Income Shift, Presidential Debate Commission, Austerity, Budget Cuts, Joseph Stiglitz, Bank Bailouts, False Deficit Narrative, Wealth Inequity, Paul Ryan, Third-Party Candidates, Rent-Seeking, Politics News
Michele Swenson

The central unspoken issue in 2012 remains the continued 30-year wealth shift upward, exacerbated by Washington's false deficit narrative and calls for austerity that actually expand wealth inequity.

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Washington Disconnect Perpetuates Wealth Shift Upward

Michele Swenson | Posted 02.08.2012 | Denver
Read More: Jack Rasmus, Supercommittee, Robert Reich, People's Budget, New Deal & Great Society Program Cuts, Wealth Disparity, Jobs Crisis vs. Deficit Crisis, Schakowski Jobs Bill, Simpson-Bowles Deficit Commission, Gang of Six, Depressed Wages, Denver News
Michele Swenson

Instead of presenting a grand vision for job creation and economic stimulus, President Obama has consistently capitulated to Republicans' faux deficit narrative.

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