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The Rich Need to Pay More

Published on Jan 28 2012 // Politics
The Rich Need to Pay More
“The United States has a huge budget deficit, so taxes are going to have to go up. And I certainly agree that they should go up more on the rich than everyone else. That’s just justice.” This comes on the back of Warren Buffet’s call for the President to raise taxes on the rich...

Occupy protests Costs in NC?

Published on Nov 03 2011 // State North Carolina
Occupy protests Costs in NC?
RALEIGH, N.C. AP  — The Occupy Wall Street movement has inspired like-minded demonstrators across North Carolina to try maintaining encampments around the clock — a goal that has been racking up around-the-clock costs for police at camps in the state's two largest cities. The cost...

Golf War veteran injured in anti-Wall Street rally

Published on Oct 28 2011 // Politics
Golf War veteran injured in anti-Wall Street rally
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters this week wasn't taking part in the demonstrations out of economic need. The 24-year-old Scott Olsen makes a good living as a network engineer and has a nice apartment overlooking...

Wall Street Protesters Fed Up

Published on Oct 11 2011 // Economy and Finance, Politics
Wall Street Protesters Fed Up
Protesters are fed up.  They gathered in cities around the country to protest against the growing differences between rich and poor and corporate greed.  Thousands are criticizing the government for propping up hobbled financial giants, including Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., with...

Wall Street Needs New Reform

Published on Oct 09 2011 // Economy and Finance, Politics
Wall Street Needs New Reform
In the latter part of 2008 on BLACK TUESDAY and the early part of 2009, our US Government spent billions of dollars Bailing Out WALL STREET and the country's largest banks in America.  Now the 1% of the Americans that received money from the Recovery Act are choosing to have amnesia about how...