RATIONAL RESISTANCE
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Biden is the clear choice when it comes to compassionate and decent leadership. In a battle of heart, mind, and character Joe Biden wins by a landslide. We n...
What’s The Deal With Trump Followers?
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Five years ago when Donald Trump road that escalator and announced his candidacy, everyone including most people who are now Trump-for-lifers, believed it was a stunt, and he was clearly unqualifie...August 18, 2013
Podcast #07: Minimum wage vs. corporate profits | The growing police state | Republicans and Obamacare repeal | Hillary Clinton in 2016? | Some conservatives lack intellectual curiosity
July 29, 2013
If you are not a card-carrying member of the wealthy elite, and if you see yourself as middle class, or even if you are honest enough to admit you might not quite be middle class, and there’s nothing wrong with that, I have a simple message for you. —
July 11, 2013
Apparently the top one percent is one big happy family since it includes millions of Americans according to billionaire Charles Koch.
June 14, 2013
The Social Security Administration computes an annual “Average Wage Index” to ensure a “worker’s future benefits reflect the general rise in the standard of living that occurred during his or her working lifetime.” This index is based on “wages subject to Federal income taxes and contributions to deferred compensation plans.”
March 5, 2013
Occupy Wall Street focused our attention on growing wealth inequality in America. The Occupy movement may no longer be in the headlines, but inequality in America has not gone anywhere. The following video demonstrates this imbalance in easy to understand graphical form.
November 29, 2012
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) website (“The State of Working America“), “inequality has risen sharply over the last several decades.” In fact, the EPI reports that 38.3% of all wealth growth from 1983 to 2010 went to the top 1%, and 74.2% went to the top 5%. What happened to the bottom 60%? They saw their wealth decline.
November 24, 2012
I have a secret to reveal. I used to regularly shop at Walmart. I live in the outer stretches of Philadelphia’s western suburbs, and Walmart happened to be the closest place to go food shopping. I was never enthusiastic about shopping at Walmart, and as my social and political views evolved, I grew even more uneasy with contributing my money to a company in opposition to my values. So nearly three years ago I stopped food shopping at Walmart, and in fact, I don’t think I’ve stepped foot inside a Walmart since then.
October 24, 2012
I posted a Facebook status the other day that read:
October 21, 2012
I’ve written about this topic before in response to an article comment, and I’m going to write about it again in response to another comment. — There are a number of average Americans willing to step up to the plate and defend the wealthy. They believe there is a class war against the rich. They believe President Obama is against wealth. They believe Democrats and liberals are against success. But where does this belief come from? I have serious doubts that so many average Americans simultaneously came to this conclusion. No, they believe wealth is being demonized because wealthy powerful people are saying just that, and they choose to believe it. And I don’t know why.
October 19, 2012
Do you consider yourself part of the middle class? Have you ever considered why there is a middle class? Think back to your history textbooks and you will realize that the idea of a middle class is a modern human development.