Tag Archives: Republicans

Class War and Tax Policy

Posted on November 16, 2015 by jackmetz1

If the 2016 Presidential election were to be decided simply on economic policy – which it won’t be – Democrats should win easily. The Trump-Carson clown show aside, even those whom The Economist deems the “serious and electable” Republicans are … Continue reading →

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“Job Creators” and “Capitalists Like Me”

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Working-Class Perspectives

It’s one thing when one of the world’s wealthiest capitalists argues that he is not being taxed fairly because he is not being taxed enough, as Warren Buffett did last August.  But it’s quite another when a wealthy capitalist explains … Continue reading →

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Expanding Inequality

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Working-Class Perspectives

In a series of articles in Slate this fall, Timothy Noah traced the growth of income inequality in America and identified several contributing factors: the decline of organized labor, the poor quality of K-12 education, and various government policies among … Continue reading →

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Missed Opportunities: On Limbaugh, Bush, and Obama

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Working-Class Perspectives

In light of GOP tea bagger Scott Brown’s victory in the Massachusetts Senate race—a victory that cost Democrats their filibuster-proof majority, doomed substantive health insurance reform (the White House long ago stopped calling it health care reform), and made it … Continue reading →

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Republicans and the Working Class?

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Working-Class Perspectives

Last week, Jack Metzgar considered how definitions of class are being used in political analysis, noting that the press and some political analysts have defined the working class either as those who don’t have a college education or as those … Continue reading →

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