About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, 60's Republican now progressive, web admin, blogger.
Mr. President, I agree with not prosecuting the lower level CIA employees for their part in bad policies produced by Bush II and company. These torture policies built a bad barrel that took these good people and made them do … Continue reading →
Besides being 99 percent caucasian, these fellow citizens are … Well, here is what John Dean said about them in Conservatives Without Conscience Probably about 20 to 25 percent of the adult American population is so right-wing authoritarian, so scared, … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" target="_blank" title="John Dean Exposes The Authoritarians that Are Leading the Way">Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Mr. President, Thank you for authorizing the release of the CIA torture guidelines from the previous administration. Â This is another step toward undoing the wrongs of the past. I also agree that the hands-on implementers of those guidelines are … Continue reading →
In late March, I received the following response from Congressman Ron Paul to my request to support the EFCA: Dear Mr. Hailey: Thank you for contacting my office regarding my position on collective bargaining. Please be assured, I do support … Continue reading →
Institutions, which humans create, tend to reflect the values of the humans that created/control them. These institutions can be corrupt and harmful or they can do good. The difference is whether the individuals in charge of the institution feel empathy … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik19-2009mar19,0,351773.column" target="_blank" title="With financial crisis and scandal as backdrop, Americans are questioning whether plutocrats are either indispensable or deserving">The belief that the wealthy are worthy is waning</a>
Posted in Corporate Intrusion, Nurturant State, Strict-father State
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In 1983, two groups of aerospace employees had just had their benefits reduced and were told about it after the fact and in a very cavalier manner by senior management. Soon after, salt was rubbed into the wound when the … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.seiu.org/2009/02/many-many-economists-we-like-what-the-employee-free-choice-act-does.php" target="_blank" title="It will help restore broadly-shared prosperity and end the growing inequality">Many, Many Economists: We Like What the Employee Free Choice Act Does </a>, <a href="http://epi.3cdn.net/86c7a36112348f4103_dgm6bhgpf.pdf" target="_blank" title="The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.">Unionization Has No Causal Effect on Firm Closures</a>
Posted in Nurturant State, Personal, Strict-father State
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HOUSEHOLD DEBT AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP Household debt: Credit card debt, car loans, personal loans and home mortgages According to NPR’s Morning Edition, Columbia professor David Beim said this about his chart: The problem is us. The … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.comstockfunds.com/files/NLPP00000%5C177.pdf" target="_blank" title="Data Subject To Revisions By The Federal Reserve Board">Household Debt as a % of GDP from Ned Davis Research, Inc.</a>
Posted in Corporate Intrusion
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Republican Senator/Congressman: You may be dependent on the voters in your state, but you are a senator in our nation’s congress. You don’t just represent your state. You represent all of we the people and that should have more weight … Continue reading →
” … to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all; to afford all an unfettered start, and a fair chance in the race of life. “ In my previous posting, I provided a list of critical factors that compare … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/lakoff/progressive-taxation-some-hidden-truths.html" target="_blank" title="Progressive taxation—taxing the wealthy at higher rates than the poor—is a moral issue. ">Progressive Taxation: Some Hidden Truths</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-beinhart/time-for-tax-hikes_b_156423.html" target="_blank" title="Nobody likes to give up their own money for the common good.">Time for Tax Hikes</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff-and-bruce-budner/progressive-taxation-som_b_45927.html" target="_blank" title="Senator Barack Obama on the proposed repeal of the estate tax, posted on his Web site on June 7, 2006.">OBAMA ON THE ESTATE TAX</a>, <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE1DD113BF935A15755C0A9659C8B63 " target="_blank" title="400 richest people in US">400 Richest's Share of Income Grew Even Bigger</a>
Posted in Common Wealth
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Tagged Mega Rich RWA
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The following was originally posted on The Citizens Briefing Book: Our nation is not at war with the nation of Iraq. Referring to the Iraq War is absurd! Our nation is not at war with the nation of Afghanistan. We … Continue reading →
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