|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 . '/' . substr('9781611860177',-6,3) . '/' . '9781611860177' . '.jpg'; ?>)
By William F. Gavin
By Stanley Kutler
$24.06
$18
|
|
|
|
Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
|
Rep. Paul Ryan has figured out a way to balance the budget: Give corporations and wealthy people tax breaks they don’t need while aggressively cutting health and social programs that middle and lower-income Americans do.
Posted on Mar 12, 2013
READ MORE 
|
Andrew Morrell Photography (CC BY-ND 2.0)
|
“Which federal program took in more than it spent last year, added $95 billion to its surplus and lifted 20 million Americans of all ages out of poverty?” finance columnist David Cay Johnston asks.
|
Fabricator of Useless Articles (CC-BY)
|
Most Americans think that the big government entitlement programs—Social Security and Medicare—are a good thing. But young and old part company, according to a new Pew report, over the current effectiveness of the programs and what to do about it. (more)
|
mn.gov
|
Like most states, Minnesota has a big budget problem. But unlike most states, it’s looking to the well-heeled to help fill the gap. Gov. Mark Dayton plans to attack the state’s $6.2 billion deficit by raising taxes on the rich.
|
AP / Claude Paris
|
In demonstrations across France, protesters have marched repeatedly against plans by the Sarkozy government to cut social programs and hike the retirement age as short-term budget woes have given the center-right president the opportunity to push through neoliberal reforms.
|
Wikimedia Commons
|
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken the ax yet again to California’s social programs, vetoing almost $1 billion in spending on welfare, special education, child care and other programs before signing a budget bill into law.
|
View the most popular tags overall?
|
|
A Cooler Century? Wait and See
Newsletter 
Like Us
Follow Us
Get Our Feed
