Monthly Archives: March 2011

  U.S. Corporations Not Paying Taxes, But Getting Paid by Taxpayers – America’s largest corporation, General Electric, did not pay any taxes on their $15 billion in profits last year and instead got a $3 billion tax refund.1 But it … Continue reading →

As seen below, if Republicans would stop giving our national wealth away to their rich friends, the majority of the people in this country would not have to suffer so much: Republicans want to cut $11.2 billion from early childhood … Continue reading →

  Republican Bill Would Shut Down Down Weather Satellites – The Republican-controlled Congress took steps to eliminate $700 million in funding for NOAA’s satellite program in its bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year … Continue reading →

  Indiana Prosecutor Told Wisconsin Governor to Stage ‘False Flag’ Operation – Emails show that an Indiana prosecutor and Republican activist suggested Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker stage a fake attack on himself to discredit unions protesting his budget repair bill. … Continue reading →

  House Republican Budget Cuts Would Strangle Innovation – Instead of proposing a budget that invests in future clean-tech jobs, the proposed House Republican budget turns back the clock to the Bush administration era when there was relatively little investment … Continue reading →

  Republican Plan to Sharply Cut Federal Spending Will Destroy 700,000 Jobs Through 2012 -A report, by Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi says the Republican plan to sharply cut federal spending this year would destroy 700,000 jobs through 2012. … Continue reading →

  U.S Giving As Much As $62 Billion in Subsidies Each Year to Fossil Fuel Companies While We Complain About the Deficit – Estimates of the value of US federal subsidies to the domestic oil and gas industry alone (not … Continue reading →

  Republican View of the Mentally Ill: Ship Them to Siberia to Freeze to Death – New Hampshire Republican State SenatorMartin Harty told Sharon Omand, a Strafford resident who manages a community mental health program, that “the world is too … Continue reading →

  Texas State Senator Proposes Cuts for Public School Funding, But Proposes State Funded Textbooks for Private Schools – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Steve Ogden filed a constitutional amendment on Monday that, if approved, would make it the state’s responsibility … Continue reading →

  Fox News Reporter Lies About Being Punched During Protest – Fox News reporter Mike Tobin, reporting from amid the massive demonstration in Wisconsin on Friday, claimed that one of the protesters “punched” him in the arm. Tobin’s allegation that … Continue reading →