Economy
We are told the economy is in recovery, but where is all the money going? Warren Buffett the second wealthiest man in the world provides the answer. He points out: "The rich people are doing so well in this county, I mean we never had it so good... It's class warfare, my class is winning, but they shouldn't be...The rich are winning... Right now corporate taxes as a percentage of total taxes raised are very close to the historical low."
Six million more people lacked health insurance in 2004, than in 2000. We have 12.7% of Americans living in poverty, which is the fourth year in a row the number has increased. Presently nearly 1/4 of our children are being raised in poverty.
Allen Lichtman, professor of history at American University wrote: "Like a master pickpocket, George Bush distracts the American people with one hand, while reaching into their pockets with the other." Some religious leaders have assisted Bush in this pilfering, by using social issues such as gay rights, abortion, and creationism to distract their congregations.
While the media is preoccupied over Bush's pick for the Supreme Court, a Republican controlled Congress passed an energy bill with $14.5 Billion in tax breaks for companies like Exxon Mobil, which last quarter alone made $ 9.9 Billion in profits. This was at a time consumers were paying record gas and oil prices. Bush and his supporters in Congress promote the special interests of big corporations, but not the general interests of ordinary Americans.
Howard Dean's "You have the Power" endorses reforms, which will facilitate taking back our country and restoring American democracy. Dean suggests we resurrect the balance between corporate power and the ballot box, by eliminating the loopholes in the campaign-finance law of 2002. We must reinstate the balance between corporate rights and citizens' rights. By narrowing the wealth gap, we will show people that capitalism can works for them.
Six million more people lacked health insurance in 2004, than in 2000. We have 12.7% of Americans living in poverty, which is the fourth year in a row the number has increased. Presently nearly 1/4 of our children are being raised in poverty.
Allen Lichtman, professor of history at American University wrote: "Like a master pickpocket, George Bush distracts the American people with one hand, while reaching into their pockets with the other." Some religious leaders have assisted Bush in this pilfering, by using social issues such as gay rights, abortion, and creationism to distract their congregations.
While the media is preoccupied over Bush's pick for the Supreme Court, a Republican controlled Congress passed an energy bill with $14.5 Billion in tax breaks for companies like Exxon Mobil, which last quarter alone made $ 9.9 Billion in profits. This was at a time consumers were paying record gas and oil prices. Bush and his supporters in Congress promote the special interests of big corporations, but not the general interests of ordinary Americans.
Howard Dean's "You have the Power" endorses reforms, which will facilitate taking back our country and restoring American democracy. Dean suggests we resurrect the balance between corporate power and the ballot box, by eliminating the loopholes in the campaign-finance law of 2002. We must reinstate the balance between corporate rights and citizens' rights. By narrowing the wealth gap, we will show people that capitalism can works for them.
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