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    Vulture Capitalism Is About "Values?"

    MAY 17, 2012 9:37AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: public schools, bain capital, steve jobs, egalitarianism, class warfare, income redistribution, limited government, social democracy, jonathan chait, finance reform, financial crisis, credit default swap, masters of the universe, democracy, 99% and 1%, commercialism, too big to fail, oligarchy, robber barons, socialism, entrepreneurialism, bill gates, new deal, egalitarianism, jeff jacoby, thomas friedman, american enterprise institute, arthur brooks, free market, supply-side economics, capitalism, american exceptionalism, freedom, financial reform, wall street, jamie dimon, jpmorgan, economics, politics

    • 24 Ratings
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    • 34 Comments
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    IT ISN'T PRETTY!

    JANUARY 17, 2012 6:46AM

    By old new lefty


    Topics: television, politics, news, environment, economy, revolution, citizens united, superpacs, barack obama, mitt romney, the depression, global warming, income redistribution, plutocracy, danbury cn, washington dc, flat screen tv, potato chips, 2012 elections, the 1%

    • 3 Ratings
    • 447 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    David Brooks Warns that We’re Up the Creek

    MARCH 3, 2009 10:53AM

    By MATHPOL


    Topics: david brooks, clive crook, obama, budget, income redistribution, limbaugh, liberal, moderate, ny times, financial times, new deal, politics, taxes, republicans, democrats, bipartisan, teddy roosevelt

    • 13 Ratings
    • 3539 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Tax Policy and the Dewey Decimal System

    FEBRUARY 17, 2009 7:11AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, finances, education, college, tuition, retirement, medical emergencies, income redistribution, wealth redistribution, tax burden, poor, low-income, wealth, wealthy, rich, accident, illness, unemployment, retraining, jobs

    • 18 Ratings
    • 2695 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Redistributing Burden

    OCTOBER 30, 2008 6:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: tax fairness, regressive tax, taxation, taxes, tax, income redistribution, redistribution of burden, redistribution of wealth, redistribution, food, health care, basic needs, needs, burden, wealth, economy, politics

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