Tag Archives: Middle Class

Tenzin Tsetan Choklay: Daniel Patrick Moynihan on Meet the Press

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat In this whole video I was most impressed with Pat Moynihan when he was talking about what became Welfare to Work in 1996. Which is what he supported when he … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge- Richard Epstein on Inequality, Taxes, Politics and Health Care

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus I actually agree with Richard Epstein on one thing. Which is definitely a rarity, but when Epstein says that it’s not that inequality is a problem. But the lack of … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Opinion- Nick Hanauer & David Rolf- Shared Security, Shared Growth

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus I agree with Nick Hanauer and David Rolf, that the American economy lacks economic growth and job security. That workers are constantly changing jobs, because either they lose their last … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Opinion: Alana Semuels: A Better Way to Help The Long-Term Unemployed

The Atlantic: Opinion: Alana Semuels: A Better Way to Help The Long-Term Unemployed This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress There are people on public assistance who didn’t even finish high school and now are single … Continue reading

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The Week: Opinion- Jeff Spross: ‘President Obama’s Middle-Out Economics is Good, Bottom-Up Economics is Better’

  Source: The New Democrat Plus I have several questions that I would ask Jeff Spross. Which is why can’t you do both? Why can’t you have policies that improve the middle class in America so their wages go up and … Continue reading

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The Week: Opinion: Jeff Spross: “Three Reasons Why Work Requirements For Food Stamps Are a Bad Idea”: Why We Should Encourage Economic Independence Over Government Dependence

The Week: Opinion: Jeff Spross: Three Reasons Why Work Requirements For Food Stamps Are a Bad Idea This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress Here’s a big area where the Democratic Party disagrees. Where the Center-Left … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley- Milton Friedman: On The Negative Income Tax

  Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about which is … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: ‘A Story Of Enterprise (1955)’

Source:Liberty Pen– from the 1955 Story of Enterprise film. Source:Real Life Journal  “Is success in business largely a matter of luck? Do real economic opportunities still exist? Those questions were being asked in 1955, stimulating the production of, “A Story … Continue reading

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