economy
Cutbacks force destitute to line up for food
November 11, 2010Hundreds of desperate Romanians left destitute by the country's austerity drive lined up for food aid Wednesday in the Black Sea port of Constanta.
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Tax cuts for the rich? Fight in Congress begins
November 10, 2010On Saturday President Obama repeated his position that tax cuts for the middle class should be continued and tax cuts for the rich should be ended, but one Democrat is already caving in to Republicans.
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Lame-duck Congress must act on jobs, union leaders say
November 10, 2010The Laborers Union is urging an outpouring of e-mail messages demanding passage of the Surface Transportation Act to put thousands back to work.
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Wall Street doesn’t hurt when Main Street bleeds
November 9, 2010The main sections of capital, like right-wing extremism that does its bidding, are comfortable with a slow-growth economy - but they can be beat.
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That’s capitalism: the super rich pay zero U.S. taxes
November 9, 2010Corporate taxes are not too high - they are way too low. In fact the majority of big corporations operating in the U.S. pay no taxes at all. That's right: zero.
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