Since I started reading about the Occupy Wall Street protests I’ve been amazed how well planned and organized they seemed to be. Then I started to notice other things.
I posted the other day about the Working Families Party recruiting people, possibly as protesters. The Working Families Party is also connected to SEIU.
And then I remembered [...]
Entries from October 2011
Deja vu?
October 14th, 2011 · No Comments
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Five myths about millionaires.
October 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Among other things, the Washington Post dispenses with the notion that millionaires don’t pay their fair share, or that they pay less tax than their secretaries:
In a speech on Monday, Obama said raising taxes on millionaires isn’t class warfare, but “math.” His math may be off: According to the IRS, those with adjusted gross incomes of [...]
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Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
October 13th, 2011 · No Comments
I’ve grown fairly accustomed to seeing the mainstream media misreport on a story for their own purposes, but this example by MSNBC regarding Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan was just to blatant to not comment on:
“The poor would pay more while the rich would have their taxes cut, with no guarantee that economic growth will increase [...]
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Grassroots protest?
October 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Undoubtedly you’ve heard about the “Occupy Wall Street” protests, or the “We are the 99” movement. They seem to be everywhere in the news these days, but also seem to be far too well orchestrated and media savvy for a true grassroots movement. Could that be because they were intentionally organized? From Craigslist:
FIGHT TO HOLD [...]
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