Category Archives: Tax
GE vs. Bernie part 2: On Hyperbole and Reality
Yesterday we pointed out that GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt attacked Bernie Sanders in a corporate propaganda piece masquerading as an op-ed in the Washington Post. Don’t hold your breath waiting for WaPo to allow Bernie to have the same free … Continue reading
GE vs. Bernie: Of Strawmen and Fukushima
Remember the days when Bernie was ignored and laughed at by the mainstream press? Apparently those days are over. How so, you might ask? Well, the Washington Post favored us with an unabashed corporate propaganda piece disguised as an “op-ed” … Continue reading
Wonder why no American elites mentioned in the reporting on “The Panama Papers?” Truthdig explains.
My thoughts exactly in a great new Truthdig article–the Panama Papers are great and all, but where the hell are the Americans mentioned? We’re expected to believe that Americans have clean hands in all this? Is that a joke? No … Continue reading
WHY WE ARE WAGE SLAVES: THE CIRCULAR LOGIC EXPLAINED
Extremely eye-opening discussion with economist L. Randall Wray about, among other things, how money is ultimately valuable only as payment for taxes, which is how labor is compelled and the government controls the populace. If you want to check it … Continue reading
MAY DAY 2014: WORKING MEN SHOULD BE PISSED
So it’s International Worker’s Day…to paraphrase D. Boon from the video above, I’ll put it in simple words why working men (and women) are (or should be) pissed… 1. Banks got bailed out by workers while banks continue to prey … Continue reading
TAXES DO NOT FUND THE GOVERNMENT OR SERVICES…
Just a reminder on this lovely tax day that in 1984, the report of the Grace Commission made this statement: “With two thirds of everyone’s personal income taxes wasted or not collected, 100 percent of what is collected is absorbed … Continue reading
TAX TIME: PAY UP SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO TRAMPLE YOUR RIGHTS
It’s tax season! “Working for no one but me,” indeed… In the spirit of the season, Naked Capitalism has an interesting post today, titled “Whistleblower Reveals Favoritism Toward the Rich, Robo-Signing at the IRS.” Here’s an interesting excerpt regarding the … Continue reading