During his CEO days at Bain Capital, Mitt Romney engaged in vulture capitalism (not to be confused with venture capitalism). Vulture capitalism, or private equity as it… Read more “The Bain Approach: Mitt Romney’s Plan to Profitize America!”
Category: jobs and the economy
The Republican Jobs Act: Nothing more than a repackaging of old bills with the added twist of “Framing” ‘Big Government’ for the actions of the ‘Big Banks’
Almost immediately after taking office President Obama launched an initiative to help jump-start our economy by making it easier for small businesses to gain access to the… Read more “The Republican Jobs Act: Nothing more than a repackaging of old bills with the added twist of “Framing” ‘Big Government’ for the actions of the ‘Big Banks’”
The facts and “frames” surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline: Game over for the planet, or “Ethical Oil” for U.S. consumption.
Bill McKibben, from 350.org began a 24 hour drive earlier this week to urge our elected representatives not to cave in to the demands of the super-wealthy Koch… Read more “The facts and “frames” surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline: Game over for the planet, or “Ethical Oil” for U.S. consumption.”
Watch Paul Ryan and Jeff Sessions tag team President Obama’s Budget proposal in a well-coordinated effort to “frame” the public.
Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, and Jeff Sessions, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee engaged in a tag team effort to “frame”… Read more “Watch Paul Ryan and Jeff Sessions tag team President Obama’s Budget proposal in a well-coordinated effort to “frame” the public.”
Mitt Romney reveals his party’s ‘moral budget priorities’ for America at the CPAC convention: More profit for the ‘privileged’ at the expense of the ‘public’.
Although budget and tax policy may not seem like very exciting topics, budgets are extremely important since they are essentially moral documents. The budgets we set for… Read more “Mitt Romney reveals his party’s ‘moral budget priorities’ for America at the CPAC convention: More profit for the ‘privileged’ at the expense of the ‘public’.”
Making the facts fit the frame: Cherry picking biased data to make the claim that union members support “Right to work” legislation.
The National Right to Work Committee, a right wing group, recently cited a single question from an 18-page survey conducted by Frank “The Liar” Luntz as proof that… Read more “Making the facts fit the frame: Cherry picking biased data to make the claim that union members support “Right to work” legislation.”
The strategy of “Framing“ the Democrat for GOP actions may backfire and shed light on what’s really going on in the GOP (George Orwell Party).
The GOP (George Orwell Party) really hedged their bets this time by airing a whopper of a commercial during the Superbowl on Sunday. With an estimated 111… Read more “The strategy of “Framing“ the Democrat for GOP actions may backfire and shed light on what’s really going on in the GOP (George Orwell Party).”
Another one bites the dust. Indiana becomes the 23rd state to vote against worker protections by adopting “Right to work” (for less)
Indiana becomes the 23rd state to pass the controversial “right to work” law. The Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, expressed his views in a television commercial ad… Read more “Another one bites the dust. Indiana becomes the 23rd state to vote against worker protections by adopting “Right to work” (for less)”