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When, Not If, Taxes Will Be Raised

Columnists Arnold Hamilton - January 13, 2009 0

BY FROMA HARROP During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama portrayed his tax plan as a way to help “spread the wealth around.” That was an unfortunate choice of words, though not as silly as the “conservative” formulation that raising taxes “punishes success.” The object of taxation is not to spread the wealth and certainly not […]

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For Love Of Israel

Columnists Arnold Hamilton - January 9, 2009 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH “Go back to the oven,” the woman in her hijab in Fort Lauderdale, FL, yelled to the Jewish Americans demonstrating their support for Israel. “You need a big oven, that’s what you need.” This is why I love Israel and always have. It is because Israel will never surrender to their hatred. […]

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Richardson Fumbles, Obama Recovers

Columnists Arnold Hamilton - January 8, 2009 0

BY FROMA HARROP There are those who regard politics as sport and those who see it as an adjunct to government. They frame things very differently. When New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson exited as commerce secretary nominee, the sports fans saw a dropped ball by an otherwise flawless player, Barack Obama. The good government crowd […]

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Timing Is Wrong For Phony Thrift

Columnists Arnold Hamilton - January 8, 2009 0

BY JOE CONASON As the government contemplates spending very large sums of money, it is reassuring to know that somebody still worries about waste. Or it would be reassuring, if only that somebody were not Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, who promises that he and his fellow Republicans will “protect taxpayers against the rush […]

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Bringing Fairness To The American Workplace

Columnists Arnold Hamilton - January 7, 2009 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Unions. Who needs ’em? They’re so passe, so 1930s. This is the frantic argument being pushed by corporate lobbyists who’re worried by the recent resurgence in union organizing, political punch and public support. Sure, say these corporatists, unions were needed back in the bad ol’ Depression days, when rich executives and investors […]

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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Don’t Ask Alito To Recuse – Tell Him To Resign

Trump The Dude? Not Quite

When, Not If, Taxes Will Be Raised

For Love Of Israel

Richardson Fumbles, Obama Recovers

Timing Is Wrong For Phony Thrift

Bringing Fairness To The American Workplace

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