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progressive 
Sat Aug 14, 2010 at 07:42:39 AM MDT
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I'm increasingly convinced that there are few virtues more vital to a well-functioning democracy, and few virtues in shorter supply in this democracy of ours.
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Mon Apr 19, 2010 at 18:02:36 PM MDT
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I just moved to beautiful Colorado from New York, and I am glad to join you all here at SquareState. Though I tend to write more on National politics I look forward to learning more about Colorado and helping make this swing state blue! Cheers to all
This is why it was so important to put profit over safety, which resulted in the deaths of 29 miners at a Massey coal mine and hundreds and hundreds of safety code violations before that.
Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was paid $17.8 million last year, "a $6.8 million raise over 2008 and almost double his compensation package in 2007. Blankenship also has a deferred compensation package valued at $27.2 million at the end of last year."
thinkprogress.org
The graph below proves that "Trickle Down" supply side economics ala President Reagan is pure bullsh*t. When the rich get richer everyone else gets poorer, and since the super rich are now richer than ever we should tax the hell out of them.
More below the fold.
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