Sunday, April 24, 2011

Consumers Not The Wealthy Are America's Job Creators

Consumers Not The Wealthy Are America's Job Creators

Posted on Facebook | Barbara Battibulli
Consumers Not The Wealthy Are America's Job Creators
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The real job creators are not the rich, but the consumers who are paid a living wage for their own work and have discretionary income.

Take Back America

Take Back America

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This is a progressive movement of the people; the 98% of us who have been left behind by a system hijacked by big business and Wall Street. Please read the description under the Info tab.
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Thomas Jefferson said that, “Every generation needs a new revolution.”

It's time our generation had one...America is long over due for one, and desperately in need of it. A non-violent one. We march on Washington. Right to the steps of Capitol Hill. We march on every State capitol.
No more preferential treatment for the rich. 39% tax rate is not too much for the upper 2%. End capital gains tax for larger investments. Recalculate the income guidelines (which are decades out of date) to reflect the current cost of living, and restructure the tax codes based upon these new figures. Reduce defense spending by no less than 1/2. End wasteful government spending, such as the "War on Drugs" and subsidies to big businesses like the Oil Industry. Protect workers and the working-class. Invest in green energy which will create jobs. Invest in education. Bring jobs back to America; if it's not made on our soil, it's an import and should be taxed like one.

Because the government is supposed to work for us! It's time we remind them of that. 

It is time to take back America. It is time to stop fighting amongst ourselves; to stop accusing the Mexican or the “welfare mom” or our out-of-work neighbor of stealing our jobs or of being lazy. Why? Because they are not the cause. They are one of the 98% of us who are being taken advantage of by a meager percentage of the population who have somehow managed to claim nearly half of the nation’s wealth for themselves. While we, the people, struggle to keep a roof over our heads, food on our tables, and clothes on our backs, the rich get richer. While we, the people, avoid seeking health care when we’re ill because we cannot afford to see a Doctor, the men and women on Capitol Hill, including the one’s who railed against reform, receive the best health care money (our money) can buy. Many of us are over-worked and under-paid; we have no idea how we’ll afford retirement for ourselves, a college education for our children, let alone how to afford the everyday expenses of life, which grow more and more expensive with each passing year. Yet, as the cost of living goes up, our pay has remained stagnate. As famed journalist and public commentator, Bill Moyers, in a recent article entitled “Welcome to the Plutocracy,” correctly states, since about 1980 the “average income went from that $30,941 to $31,244 in 2008;” meanwhile, the top 2% has experienced exponential growth. The present disparity in wealth distribution in America today is rivaled only by that experienced during the Great Depression, but not by much.

The thing that we, the people, must remember – something we once knew just a generation or two ago– is that the rich do not need what they have, nor do they truly deserve it. We have to remember that anything less than a living wage for our time and hard work is not only unfair, it’s stupid. We have to remember that a consumption based economy like ours only works if as many people as possible have a disposable income (what remains after you have covered necessities) in order to purchase goods and services; if the majority of Americans are living paycheck to pay check just to supply themselves with the basics (food, shelter, clothing, and a modest means of transportation), how is that going to grow the economy? It’s not, honestly. And we see it now, job growth is at a snails pace, people are being laid off and/or taking pay cuts, and losing their homes. In order for a consumer based economy like ours to thrive the people must have well-paying jobs (well paying means, by ethical standards, that the earnings of an individual exceed the cost of living by at least 3%) so that we can afford to purchase consumer goods such as cell phones and gaming systems, the demand for which drives the economy. Lastly, we have to remember that we, not the rich, are the foundation of this nation; without a strong foundation the whole system will come crashing down.

We give all the breaks to the people who need them the least, the rich. According to statistics reported by the US Census Bureau's 2009 report, nearly 14.3%, up from 13.2% (the third consecutive annual increase) of Americans live in poverty; that’s 43.6 million people who can’t afford to live! The Census Bureau reports that from 1999, the year in which household income peaked, to 2009, income inequality between the 10th and 90th percentiles (the rich and not rich respectively) is growing. The Census Bureau admits it, why can’t we?! We need to recognize what these numbers really mean: we have no future as long as the rich own this country. We need to recognize that the number of people living in poverty is growing each year, and that this means that anyone of us could be included in those statistics at any point in time.

However, with all that is wrong: lack of jobs for the people, insufficient access to health care, a declining education standard, and much more; the real problem is us, the people. We need to stop allowing ourselves to be pounded down by the rich and their Washington cronies. We need to stop allowing ourselves to be manipulated by the propaganda; the blacks, the Hispanics, the whites, the Asians, the welfare recipients, the housewives, the unemployed, the working-poor, the ever shrinking middle-class, we all need to see that we, despite what they try to tell us, are in this together. We need to stop being victims and start standing up for ourselves. We need to take back America.
Thomas Jefferson once said that every generation needs its own revolution. It is time for a Revolution for Citizen’s Rights: the right to employment and fair pay, the right to clean energy to grow our economy and secure a safe and clean future, the right to affordable health care, the right to the promise made by the founders of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It’s time the people, of, by, and for whom this nation was founded, stand up and take it back from the bankers and the corporations who have bribed, manipulated, and stolen it out from under us. We, the Take Back America Movement, are calling upon you, the people, our fellow Americans, to join us in reclaiming our country.

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Thomas Jefferson said that, “Every generation needs a new revolution.”

It's time our generation had one...America is long over due for one, and desperately in need of it. A non-violent one. We march on Washington. Right to the steps of Capitol Hill. We march on every State capitol.
No more preferential treatment for the rich. 39% tax rate is not too much for the upper 2%. End capital gains tax for larger investments. Recalculate the income guidelines (which are decades out of date) to reflect... (read more)
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The Fake Budget Debate in Washington, D.C. | BuzzFlash.org

The Fake Budget Debate in Washington, D.C. | BuzzFlash.org

Posted On Michael Moore's Facebook Fan Page by | BuzzFlash News

The Fake Budget Debate in Washington, D.C. | BuzzFlash.org
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By definition, a "debate" requires two opposing sides holding mutually exclusive opinions. In the U.S. Congress, however, real debate has all but vanished. Instead, we are subjected to endless blather that - if you listen closely - is a simple discussion over splitting hairs. There can be no U.S.

End Corporate Personhood - The Petition Site

End Corporate Personhood - The Petition Site

International Uncut

International Uncut

Daily Kos: Rep. Sean Duffy confronted by constituents over Medicare, taxes

Daily Kos: Rep. Sean Duffy confronted by constituents over Medicare, taxes

Posted on Facebook by | Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Struggling Sean Duffy has to answer to his constituents over his vote to eliminate Medicare.
Daily Kos: Rep. Sean Duffy confronted by constituents over Medicare, taxes
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Rep. Sean "I can't live on $174K a year" Duffy (R-WI) is among those Republicans getting some heat from constituents over his vote to end Medicare and keep tax cuts for the rich. He's also getting an education on what exactly it was he voted for.

Germany lashes out at Apple over user privacy issues — RT

Germany lashes out at Apple over user privacy issues — RT

Denver’s Peter Kenney: Denver’s legacy of collaboration pays off | Make It Your Milwaukee County

Denver’s Peter Kenney: Denver’s legacy of collaboration pays off | Make It Your Milwaukee County

The BRAD BLOG : New Details on Wisconsin Supreme Court 'Recount,' Waukesha County Clerk Investigation

The BRAD BLOG : New Details on Wisconsin Supreme Court 'Recount,' Waukesha County Clerk Investigation

Something Smells In Waukesha County, Wisconsin– And It’s Not The Cheese - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - Forbes

Something Smells In Waukesha County, Wisconsin– And It’s Not The Cheese - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - Forbes

Janesville - Rock County: Ryan's "Path To Prosperity" Leads To a Dead End



Janesville - Rock County: Ryan's "Path To Prosperity" Leads To a Dead End

Janesville - Rock County: How To Trash Talk Paul Ryan? Just Bring Up His Record

Janesville - Rock County: How To Trash Talk Paul Ryan? Just Bring Up His Record

Slideshow of the protests | Defend Wisconsin

Slideshow of the protests | Defend Wisconsin

Opinion: GOP acts out revenge fantasy - Bill Schneider - POLITICO.com

Opinion: GOP acts out revenge fantasy - Bill Schneider - POLITICO.com

Opinion: Patent reform hurts 'little guy' - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher - POLITICO.com

Opinion: Patent reform hurts 'little guy' - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher - POLITICO.com

Who Owns the World? – Politics – Utne Reader

Who Owns the World? – Politics – Utne Reader

Lew Daly - Unjust Deserts: How The Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance (2009) Video

Lew Daly - Unjust Deserts: How The Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance (2009) Video

Who Really Benefits from the “American Dream”? by Marie Owens « Dandelion Salad

Who Really Benefits from the “American Dream”? by Marie Owens « Dandelion Salad

Florida Legislature proves once and for all that it is for sale - St. Petersburg Times

Florida Legislature proves once and for all that it is for sale - St. Petersburg Times

Gov. Rick Scott to U.S. EPA: We'll take care of our own water - St. Petersburg Times

Gov. Rick Scott to U.S. EPA: We'll take care of our own water - St. Petersburg Times

Grown in Detroit

Grown in Detroit

Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - Don't they have kids? grandparents? parents? a soul?







Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - Don't they have kids? grandparents? parents? a soul?

Your Weekly Rights Review - April 22, 2011 | ACLU of Michigan | Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself


Your Weekly Rights Review - April 22, 2011 | ACLU of Michigan | Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself

WisPolitics Election Blog: Darling leads recall targets in fundraising so far

WisPolitics Election Blog: Darling leads recall targets in fundraising so far

Posted on Pointer Progressives by | Elliot LeBrun

Sadly,
it seems that Johnsonville Brats isn't hearing us. CEO Ralph Stayer
donated $15,000 to support Hopper in the recall election. He is
Hopper's largest donor so far.
Tell people to give to one of the various "alternative bratfest" websites. bratfest is a big charity thing, but its all johnsonville
WisPolitics Election Blog: Darling leads recall targets in fundraising so far
elections.wispolitics.com

*Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, raised $83,854, spent $15,147 and had $82,206 cash on hand with $9,844 in debts. His largest donor was Ralph Stayer of Johnsonville Sausage, who gave him $15,000.

*Jim Holperin, D-Conover, raised $54,045, spent $4,589 and had $65,610 cash on hand. His biggest donation was $3,000 from Capital Area UniServ South, and he raised $9,750 from PACs.

*Bob Wirch, D-Kenosha, raised $43,027, spent $2,673 and had $93,206 cash on hand. His biggest donations were $3,000 contributions each from Capital Area UniServ North and South Lakes United Educators Politically Active and Concerned.

*Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse, raised $39,164, spent $2,103 and had $46,205 cash on hand. His biggest donor was Gunderson Lutheran physician Laurence Berg, who gave him $5,000.

*Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, raised $38,172, spent $15,612 and had $33,106 cash on hand between Jan. 1 and March 21. She has also already filed her report for the March 22-April 18 period, showing another $71,995 raised, $45,629 spent and $59,472 cash on hand. Her biggest donor in the latter period was retiree Grant Nelson, who gave her $20,000, while GOP state Sen. Mike Ellis’ committee gave her $5,000.

*Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, raised $36,269, spent $2,093 and had $140,778 cash on hand.

*Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, raised $34,297, spent $4,329 and had $120,366 cash on hand.

*Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, raised $16,753, spent $1,548 and had $22,595 cash on hand.

*Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee and a JFC member, raised $14,413, spent $339 and had $14,585 cash on hand. See Full Article Here

Join Progressives United | Progressives United

Join Progressives United | Progressives United

SUPPORT BENTON HARBOR - RALLY WEDNESDAY APRIL 27, 2011




SUPPORT BENTON HARBOR - RALLY APRIL 27

Tea partier MI-01 Rep. Benishek receives three-quarters of his financing from non-Michigan sources | Eclectablog












LINK TO ECLECTABLOG | MICHIGAN | Tea partier MI-01 Rep. Benishek receives three-quarters of his financing from non-Michigan sources | Eclectablog

Blogging For Michigan:: Rally and March in Benton Harbor on April 27th Against Financial Martial Law


Blogging For Michigan:: Rally and March in Benton Harbor on April 27th Against Financial Martial Law

Blogging For Michigan:: Rally and March in Benton Harbor on April 27th Against Financial Martial Law


Blogging For Michigan:: Rally and March in Benton Harbor on April 27th Against Financial Martial Law

Evrensel Gazetesi - Tarihin kum bataklığı


Evrensel Gazetesi - Tarihin kum bataklığı

Evrensel Gazetesi - Wisconsin'de "utanç" ve öfke günü

Evrensel Gazetesi - Wisconsin'de "utanç" ve öfke günü

Hartum Soner Barbaros to | Bev Richey

http://www.evrensel.net/news.php?id=1782
Evrensel Gazetesi - Wisconsin'de "utanç" ve öfke günü
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Hartum Soner Barbaros the title is in ''shame and rage day in Wisconsin''


Hartum Soner Barbaros Bev if you send me short letter aboutt your process ı can translete it to Turkısh and we can connect it with Turkian people..

History's shifting sands - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

History's shifting sands - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Evrensel Gazetesi

Evrensel Gazetesi

US Uncut Cincinnati

US Uncut Cincinnati

Florida Republicans rush to weaken Democrats ahead of 2012 - St. Petersburg Times

Florida Republicans rush to weaken Democrats ahead of 2012 - St. Petersburg Times

Posted on Rockford Sons of Liberty Facebook | Del Wasso

On Thursday, the House passed a bill to block the kind of voter registration drives that helped sweep President Barack Obama into the White House and gave Democrats an edge of more than 600,000 votes.

Florida Republicans rush to weaken Democrats ahead of 2012 - St. Petersburg Times
www.tampabay.com
Bills barreling through the House and Senate attempt to starve Democrats of their primary sources of cash and halt partisan gains of the last two election cycles. With Republican supermajorities in both chambers, Democrats can't stop them.

New Facebook Group | Rockford Sons of Liberty

The Rockford Sons of Liberty



The Rockford Sons of Liberty on Facebook






Posted on Heartland Revolution Facebook Page by | Del Wasso


"A difference in the future direction of the movement between members of the local Rockford Coffee Party and the nationwide Coffee Party USA has resulted in the formation of a new local political organization, The Rockford Sons of Liberty."
Link to New Facebook group | The Rockford Sons of Liberty

From comment on Heartland Revolution FB page post by | Del Wasso
‎"We intend to be more aggressive in countering the right-wing nonsense of the Tea Party movement," said Del Wasso, the former media co-ordinator for the local Coffee Party chapter in Rockford, and an organizer for the new group. "We'll be ...writing more newspaper articles, appearing more often with our union brothers and sisters, and generally be more visible than we were in standing up to the radical conservative social agenda."

"The Coffee Party's approach to today's issues were too understated to be taken seriously," said Mr. Wasso, a resident of Freeport. "The national organization's insistence on direct control over what local groups could or could not do made the split inevitable. We're not the first group to break off, and we certainly won't be the last."

The new coordinator for the Rockford Coffee Party and Rockford resident, Christine Solis, said about the split, "I believe a local group like the "Rockford Sons of Liberty" - with a clear action-oriented message and political stance is important... such a group will counter the (Tea Party) messages all around us (in opposition of) the self-interest and preservation of most citizens of Rockford."

The "Sons of Liberty" were, historically, a political group made up of American patriots formed to protect the rights of the colonists from the usurpations by the British government after 1766. They are best remembered for throwing the East Indian Company's tea into Boston Harbor.

In reference to the group's name, and intentions, Mr. Wasso said, "We're ready to throw the corporate-sponsored tea, metaphorically speaking, overboard, all over again. The Tea Party claims to stand up for the little guy, but then fully endorses political empowerment of private corporations, to the detriment of the little guy, especially in light of how they view organized labor. Organized labor, with or without the flaws, is the only way the Average Joe can stand up to corporations, today."


The Rockford Sons of Liberty | direct link | The Rockford Sons of Liberty www.facebook.com


Heartland Revolution |Link to Information about Heartland Revolution's Facebook Page and Official Website

Truthdigger of the Week: Singing Obama Protesters - Truthdigger of the Week - Truthdig

Truthdigger of the Week: Singing Obama Protesters - Truthdigger of the Week - Truthdig

Posted on Facebook | Mary Katherine Pozzini via Truthdig

Truthdigger of the Week: Singing Obama Protesters - Truthdigger of the Week - Truthdig
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This week’s Truthdigger of the Week award goes to the cantabile group that interrupted President Obama in song over the detention of alleged WikiLeaks’ source Pfc. Bradley Manning. - 2011/04/23 Link Here - Truthdig

OpEdNews - Article: Just Say Uncle: Sociopaths & Finance

OpEdNews - Article: Just Say Uncle: Sociopaths & Finance

Posted on Facebook | Keith Olbermann Fan Page

Alan Greenspan should have retired from public life a long time ago.
OpEdNews - Article: Just Say Uncle: Sociopaths & Finance
www.opednews.com
Comparing John Gotti Jr.'s description of 'honor' and doing what's 'right' with distorted Wall Street perspective of economic murder as good business.

Rachel Maddow Calls Out The Mainstream Media For Ignoring Liberals

Rachel Maddow Calls Out The Mainstream Media For Ignoring Liberals

Posted on Facebook by | Call to End Media Blackout of Wisconsin Protests > Defend Wisconsin

AP is stepping up its coverage of states being under seige; mainstream media just isn't picking up the stories. - R

Rachel Maddow Calls Out The Mainstream Media For Ignoring Liberals
www.politicususa.com
On her program Rachel Maddow called out the mainstream media for ignoring liberals,“I am just going to say it. The beltway press does not cover liberals.” Full Article Here | Politicus USA

Hannity: Media says the GOP is racist, evil and stupid | Raw Replay

Hannity: Media says the GOP is racist, evil and stupid | Raw Replay

Posted on Facebook by | The Raw Story
Hannity blames "liberal" dominance of US "intellectual life" since the mid-20th Century.
Hannity: Media says the GOP is racist, evil and stupid | Raw Replay
www.rawstory.com
On Friday night, Fox News’ Sean Hannity featured an hour-long documentary that examined the origins of the “Obama-Mania-Media’s liberal bias.” In Behind the Bias: The History of Liberal Media, Hannity says the roots of this bias “remains the mystery” and then cites a New York Times journalist’s 1933 Full Article Here | Raw Replay

Pledge to Recall Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch | UnitedWisconsin.com

Pledge to Recall Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch | UnitedWisconsin.com

Posted on Facebook by | Das Nexus
How you can help Recall Scott Walker -
www.unitedwisconsin.com

Daily Kos: ALEC and State Higher Education

Daily Kos: ALEC and State Higher Education

Posted on Facebook | Call to End Media Blackout of Wisconsin Protests via Jonny Cache
Daily Kos • ALEC and State Higher Education
www.dailykos.com
When I saw that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) had released a report on higher education I was more than a little intrigued. I have spent most of my life in higher education either as a student or a professor. I’ve been a student; I’ve worked with students — at private and public.....

We Need More Mass Protests in Madison | The Progressive

We Need More Mass Protests in Madison | The Progressive

Posted on Twitter by | Karofsky

The whole world is watching/waiting http://bit.ly/e8v77t We Need More Mass Protests in #Madison #wiunion #wearewi @AFLCIO

YouTube - Ralph Nader: Corporate takeover of America. Pt. 1

YouTube - Ralph Nader: Corporate takeover of America. Pt. 1

YouTube - Ralph Nader: Corporate socialism runs US government

YouTube - Ralph Nader: Corporate socialism runs US government