…we really are. That happened this week. On Wednesday, Unicef published a report entitled “An overview of child well-being in rich countries.” It brings together comparative research on the material,…

…“more cuts.” But the poll question doesn’t inform respondents of the option of replacing the sequester cuts in part with eliminating tax breaks enjoyed by the rich and corporations, an…

…at risk from the people who don’t understand it. But in the past those people have usually been a small part of “the rich” who think that Social Security is…

…rich people tends to reduce the price of land and make housing cheaper for the non rich. If I can’t do this one, Atrios sure can. 2) Mandatory licensing. OK…

…the rich and turning Social Security into welfare as we knew it. Fifth.. the Trust Fund treasuries will indeed run out some time around 2030 or 40 or 50. It…

…market incomes are based on luck, social background, or government favoritism, or when it appears that the rich are not making an equal contribution to a shared goal. According to…

…argued that the way to evaluate the economy is in terms of how well it is serving ordinary people who make up the middle class (roughly defined as the middle…

…know about it, and understand it. The “defenders” of Social Security play into the hands of its enemies by calling for schemes to “make the rich pay for it.” Roosevelt…

…the rich) over labor income (and everybody else). Of course, the Journal then proceeds to quote Art Laffer for the right-wing corporatist ALEC in an article claiming that a majority…

…rate on those individuals to 28%! Just more enriching the rich. The Dems shouldn’t agree to that. Especially since Grover Norquist thinks that any such agreement would be undone immediately,…