Turns out red state main street WAY more welfare dependent - than blue state
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A teensy weensy oversight in WT's "Obama's America" stats. Looks like the redder they are, the more dependent they become. Maybe it's because they keep voting against their own best interests.
GOP Congress agenda jam packed with help for - the middle class
Keystone pipeline
Repeal Obamacare
PassTrans-Pacific trade deal with Asia
Lower corporate taxes
Make corporate loopholes permanent
Kill immigration EO
Castrate EPA
Roll back environmental regulations
Block Defense Secy and AG nominees
Restart Cold War with Cuba
Cut earned income credit
Cut child tax credit
More tax $s to charter schools
Harsher sanctions on Iran
Resuscitate IRS/Benghazi scandals
Tax cuts for EIC and children are the GOPs payback for Obama's immigration order, since they think it might somehow benefit a "surge" of new immigrant workers. GOP is repelled by the idea of dirty immigrant revenues. Go figure.
Meanwhile a mid November WSJ poll found the People's top 5 priorities were
Lower cost student loans-80% support
Funding for infrastructure-75%
Raising the minimum wage-65%
Emergency funding for fighting Ebola in Africa-60%
Addressing climate change/reducing carbon emissions-59%
Looting Main Street Apr 06, 2010 How the nation's biggest banks are ripping off American cities with the same predatory deals that brought down Greece
MATT TAIBBI
Posted Mar 31, 2010 8:15 AM
If you want to know what life in the Third World is like, just ask Lisa Pack, an administrative assistant who works in the roads and transportation department in Jefferson County, Alabama. Pack got rudely introduced to life in post-crisis America last August, when word came down that she and 1,000 of her fellow public employees woul ... Wall Street Wants A RefundFeb 10, 2010 Posted on Feb 10, 2010
By Robert Scheer
“Buyer’s remorse” is the way Sen. John Cornyn, the Senate Republicans’ fundraiser, gleefully refers to Wall Street moguls’ current disenchantment with the U.S. president they thought they had bought. They didn’t like it when Barack Obama, after a year of throwing trillions of American taxpayer dollars into the bailout sinkhole, dared remark that he had hoped there might be some return for ordinary folks tryin ... A Dem With Some Smarts On Wall Street-Ted KaufmanOct 12, 2010 Very Interesting interview. I didn't know this. Did you?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510813/#39620751 ... How Occupy Wall Street ProtestersNov 03, 2011 http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2011/oct/26/how-occupy-wall-street-protesters-destroy-working-/ ... Craig's List Ad For Wall Street JobOct 12, 2011 http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/10/pro-obama-working-families-party-seeks-advertises-for-professional-activists-to-fight-wall-street/ ... A Proposal For Occupy Wall StreetSep 28, 2012 From November 2011 in an e-mail from Michael Moore:
Here is what I will propose to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street:
10 Things We WantA Proposal for Occupy Wall Street, Submitted by Michael Moore
1. Eradicate the Bush tax cuts for the rich and institute new taxes on the wealthiest Americans and on corporations, including a tax on all trading on Wall Street (where they currently pay 0%).
2. Assess a penalty tax on any corporation that moves American jobs to other countries whe ... Syria: Oil Prices Vs Wall StreetAug 29, 2013 That September drop you were expecting for gasoline prices? Don't hold your breath.
Currently, gasoline averages $3.55 a gallon nationally, down from $3.63 a month ago.
Most analysts had expected a drop to about $3.40 by early fall on seasonal demand slumping following the summer driving season.
Not now. Some forecasters predict a short-term spike of up to 10 cents a gallon. Crude oil prices and gas futures are soaring on growing fears that if the U.S. military strikes at Syria for its h ... Wall Street On Track For Second-Most Profitable Year EverDec 13, 2010 I'm so confused. I thought Obama was a socialist/communist who intended to destroy capitalism. Turns out Wall Street has thrived with him office.
I guess I shouldn't get all my news from Fox. ... Where Are The Transcripts Of Hillary's Wall Street SpeechesJan 22, 2017 Hillary said she would release the transcripts. That never happened. ... Wall Street Record Bonuses Return As Big 3 May Pay $30 Billion Nov 09, 2009 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=au.pavWlxfZg&pos=11
... White House Continues To Coddle Wall Street (sm)Nov 11, 2009 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-tv/huffpost-editor-roy-sekof_b_353125.html
... Wall Streetâs Payout For 2009: $145 BillionJan 15, 2010 By Daniel TencerThursday, January 14th, 2010 -- 10:29 pm
Banks poised to start fearmongering campaign about Obama's bailout fee
If you still needed statistical proof that the folks on Wall Street have become entirely detached from reality in the wake of the massive taxpayer-funded bailout of their colossal mistakes, here it is.
The 38 largest financial institutions on Wall Street will pay out a total of $145.85 billion in compensation for 2009, an 18 percent increase over 2008 and "sligh ... Wall Street Poised To Make Record Pay-outs AGAIN, Oct 12, 2010 WSJ: Wall Street Pay: A Record $144 Billion
Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, according to a study conducted by The Wall Street Journal. About three dozen of the top publicly held securities and investment-services firms—which include banks, investment banks, hedge funds, money-management firms and securities exchanges—are set to pay $144 billion in compensation and benefits this year, a 4% increase from the $139 billion ... Looking For Fraud? Don't Look At Food Stamp Recipients, Look At Wall StreetDec 03, 2013 Of late I see an alarming increase is welfare-bashing "journalism." I see it in my local news, they actually try to chase around the food stamp "cheats" and catch them out. Lazy journalism, IMHO. Why don't you expose the real cheats, the white collar criminals whose fraud is really hurting the system and this country?
My pay has halved within 3 years, almost to the point I am eligible for some of these programs, not that I want to be. But how can someone in our job not have the sligh ... The Most Important Wiileaks- How Wall Street Built The ObamaNov 18, 2016 Perhaps the most startling discovery of the WikiLeaks dumps so far didn't come from the most recent emails surrounding the various Hillary scandals, though there are many great ones, but from 2008 when John Podesta served as co-chair of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.
The email came from Michael Froman, a former Citibank executive, who single-handedly built the entire cabinet of what was supposed to be the "main street" President.
Just remember this when the MSM ... Hillary's Wall Street Speeches Leaked; No Wonder She Didn't Want Them To Get OutOct 10, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBIgiUK5gr8&sns=em
The leaks are about her distance from middle class life,
keeping a public and private position
having a hemispheric common market with open trade and open borders ... GOP Blocks Efforts To Make Wall Street Insure Themselves From Failure. Says Apr 19, 2010 GOP Rebuffs Dem Concession On Financial Reform
Brian Beutler | April 18, 2010, 5:12PM
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Senate Republicans say they're prepared to work constructively with Democrats on a consensus financial reform bill. But this weekend, after the White House offered up a key substantive concession, they swatted President Obama's hand away in a fashion that was all too reminiscent of their strategy of opposition to health care reform.
"We ought to g ... 17 Of The 26 Amendments On The Wall Street Reform Bill Were Sponsored By Republicans. May 16, 2010 bipartisanship.
Pubs practicing more obstructionism ... CEO Of Gallup Calls Jobless Rate 'big Lie' Created By WH, Wall Street, MediaFeb 05, 2015 The left like those faux numbers coming out of the White House.
... Wall Street Talking Head Makes Thoughtful Comment On Japan Quake.Mar 13, 2011 Larry Kudlow on the earthquake: "The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that," Kudlow responded. "And the human toll is a tragedy, we know that."
Guess he just made a slip of the tongue. They usually aren't quite so blatant about their greed. ... Paul Krugman: "Wall Street's Bad Investment Decision."Nov 07, 2012 There are many lists now circulating of the biggest winners and losers from the election; oddly, however, none of the lists I’ve seen mentions just how bad this result is for Wall Street’s Masters of the Universe.
The story, as you may recall, is that the financial industry — having brought both itself and the rest of the world to the edge of disaster — was bailed out by taxpayers. Yet far from being grateful, top financial types were furious at Obama for occasionally hi ... Would You Help A Man Or Woman Lying In The Street?Apr 26, 2010 I was reading a post on the political board which is not a political issue and got me to wondering...
If you saw a man, woman (child highly unlikely), laying on the street bleeding to death, or even just down, would you call 911 or do anything to help this person.
I believe most people would. The poster said otherwise. I'm just curious if you would offer assistance, call 911, or whatever. ... Anybody Hear Of The Sipsy Street Irregulars, Three Percenters AndMar 26, 2010 Michael Vanderboegh? If not, you better read up on them. They are dangerous. This idjit calls his group the "Modern Sons of Liberty".
You want to point fingers, start pointing them in the right direction. He is now taking credit for the broken windows.
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2010/03/to-all-modern-sons-of-liberty-this-is.html ... Google Street View - Controversial FootageSep 15, 2010 Luckily they haven't been down my street yet....
... Hillary Bus Caught Illegally Dumping Poop In StreetOct 19, 2016 http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/hillary-bus-caught-illegally-dumping-poop-in-street/
A Clinton campaign “Forward Together” bus has been caught dumping foul-smelling human waste into the street and down a storm drain in Lawrenceville, Georgia, according to several reports.
“Toilet paper was scattered everywhere and there was a foul smell.”
A DNC spokeswoman called the fecal matter dumping “an honest mistake.”
Really now?
... Forget The FBI Cache. The Podesta Emails Show How America Is Run.Nov 01, 2016 campaign are part of some unknown digital collection amassed by the troublesome Anthony Weiner, but if your purpose is to understand the clique of people who dominate Washington today...
but in truth their significance goes far beyond mere scandal: they are a window into the soul of the Democratic party and into the dreams and thoughts of the class to whom the party answers.
The class to which I refer is not rising in angry protest...they are the comfortable and well-educated mainstay of o ... Obama’s EEOC: We’ll Sue You Feb 16, 2013 The Obama administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it should be a federal crime to refuse to hire ex-convicts — and threatens to sue businesses that don’t employ criminals.
In April the EEOC unveiled its “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records,” which declares that “criminal record exclusions have a disparate impact based on race and national origin.”
The impetus for this “guidance” is that black men are nearly seve ... Two In ‘Republican Women For Obama’ Ad...Aug 26, 2012 ...exposed as Democrats.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/25/two-in-republican-women-for-obama-ad-exposed-as-democrats/ ... CBS Says: Obama’s Security BreachSep 18, 2012
In Libya Is Ignored By American Media.
Some things you can't cover up.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/09/17/obamas-security-breach-in-libya-is-ignored-by-american-media/ ... Al Sharpton Is Obama’s Whipping BoyJan 01, 2015
As more and more racially-motivated attacks against police and private citizens are occurring as a result of the recent and unfortunate deaths of two black men at the hands of police, the blame for all of this racial division needs to be squarely placed on the laps of President Obama and race-baiters like Rev. Al Sharpton.
Let’s be very clear. This so-called “man of God” Rev. Al Sharpton is nothing more than President Obama’s whipping boy, who does the president’ ...