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Does CONservative stand for con job? Con job: GOP Budget exposed by CBO

Is Paul Ryan’s budget proposal truly a plan to cut debt or a con job at the expense of the American taxpayer? Continue reading

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Who’s at fault over budget impasse threatening governmental shutdown: Democrats or Republicans?

A.B. Stoddard, associate editor and columnist for “The Hill,” Representative Marcy Kaptur, Democrat from Ohio, who serves on the Budget and Appropriations Committee, discuss with Cenk Uygur on MSNBC TV the budget impasses, potential government shutdown, and the guilty political party behind this mess. Continue reading

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Looking at Trump’s history of bankruptcy. More trumped up rhetoric from the “Donald”.

Newsweek’s Daniel Gross points out why Donald Trump fails as a businessman and talks about why he wouldn’t be able to turn the economy around if elected to the presidency. Continue reading

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Compromising positions. Poll: Tea Party won’t compromise.

Judson Phillips of Tea Party Nation shares his thoughts on the NBC News/WSJ poll, which shows that only 28 percent of Tea Party members feel GOP leaders should make budget concessions to resolve the debate. Continue reading

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Stuck in the middle: 2012 Presidential hopefuls hold back on praising Representative Ryan’s budget. Ryan’s budget puts candidates in tough spot.

Republican pollster Ed Rollins discusses why 2012 GOP hopefuls can’t speak out against the budget proposal and can’t afford to alienate senior citizens by supporting a proposal to destroy Medicare. Continue reading

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Flaws evident in Ryan’s plan. Doesn’t add up.

A political panel explains why the numbers in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal don’t add up. Continue reading

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Shutdown showdown: who benefits from a government shutdown?

MSNBC political analyst Richard wolffe shares his thoughts on House Speaker John Boehner’s comments that a government shutdown would be a “win” for the Democrats. Continue reading

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The Path to Prosperity By Rep. Paul Ryan: Representative Paul Ryan’s Prepared Remarks at AEI Event

Republicans unveiled a proposal that rewires government health programs, promises to cut $5.8 trillion in spending over the next decade and cuts the top tax rate for individuals and corporations.
The plan is the brainchild of House Budget Committee Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Continue reading

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The TARP fiasco: (3) big TARP sins the government never told you. Big banks stealing from you.

News was announced recently that the big banks have paid back the $250 billion in TARP money that they‘d originally taken from taxpayers. Is that the truth? Was TARP a success?

Read on to see the reality of how you got screwed and no one is telling you the real facts! Continue reading

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Countdown to shutdown. Government remains in disarray.

With a possible government shutdown looming, Americans are split on whom to blame, Democrats or Republicans. A political panel debates. Continue reading

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