Stagnant wages. Windfalls for the politically connected. A new tax plan primarily for the rich. Just 13 years have passed since the 2004 tax repatriation holiday, which created nearly no new jobs for American workers, but was instead used almost entirely by multinationals for stock dividends and buybacks. Many corporate execs and shareholders became instantly … Continue reading Lies about “repatriation” from the media and elites. Most of the targeted cash is already in U.S. banks.
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Hillary Clinton earns millions as speaker for CEOs, but can’t fill a high school gymnasium in Omaha
Warren Buffett is the best known man in Omaha, Nebraska - a hometown boy, fourth richest person in the world, and admirer of Hillary Clinton. That friendship, her speaking style and his popularity - combined - couldn't fill the Omaha North High School auditorium, even after some of the stands were packed with too-young-to-vote schoolchildren. … Continue reading Hillary Clinton earns millions as speaker for CEOs, but can’t fill a high school gymnasium in Omaha
MSNBC finally found France
In a news report early this morning, MSNBC noticed that some 3.5 million residents of France were demonstrating in the streets against raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. In the U.S. the current age is 66 with a law change leading to 67. There was no mention of the strike affecting the supplies … Continue reading MSNBC finally found France