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Today's welfare queens are not women collecting undeserved benefits and driving Cadillacs. Rather they are corporate heads collecting undeserved benefits and driving Cadillacs.

The sub-prime mortgage mess should be cleaned up by its creators, not the American taxpayer.

The GOP has always been against welfare on the basis that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Why, then, do Republicans keep giving billion dollar mackerels to the Iraq government instead of five dollar fishing poles?

About ten years ago the good taxpayers of Alabama shelled out roughly half a billion dollars to entice Daimler-Chrysler...by the very same people who considered personal welfare to be a tool of the devil.

This article is about how corporations have paid for socialist like programs and now that the market is widening and bad trade policies have hurt them, the programs must end

Republicans recently blocked a bill in Congress slated to remove corporate welfare tax breaks and royalty payment exemptions by oil companies and reinvest the money in alternative and renewable energy resources.

This document was created in response to an online forum concerning the TennCare Budget Crisis by Elyssa Durant, Welfare Recipient. Yes, ANOTHER healthcare crisis in Tennesseee- 2008.

The middle class is disappearing, as we would all agree. I believe that the big-wigs of the corporate world have a large part in the killing of us little people

How social isolation impacts the idea of "welfare" in Mrs. Dalloway

This is a writing assignment I did for my college sociology class on how welfare reform hurts the poor

Businesses are increasingly looking to sustainable practices to help solve problems. This can result in benefits for the businesses as well as society as a whole.

Election 2008 just got more exciting. Infamous consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced his intention to run for President of the United States as an independent this morning on Meet the Press with Tim Russert.

The Mortgage Crisis is a no loss chaotic administrative mess for the banks. We really don't need to bail them out. They should take the smae losses as anyone else. Corporate Welfare needs to cease.

It's not too hard to defeat them. I'll tell you some secrets.

Other than permanent tax cuts, the best thing the feds can do about the economy is what they do best, nothing.

One has to wonder what this man is thinking.

George W. Bush delivered his 2008 State of the Union Address tonight. I'm not sure what Union he was talking about. Maybe it was the Writer's Guild of America.

Now I've heard some pretty wild things said about Dr. Ron Paul. False things said in order to discredit him. So, I thought I would give you the words of Ron Paul himself. What better way to set the record straight!

Ron Paul's candidacy has brought the concept of libertarianism into the nation's political consciousness. His courage and honesty does not cut through the lack of perspective shown by both his critics and his followers.

I'm surprised you haven't heard the squeals of outrage from where you are sitting at this very moment, whether it be your favorite chair, your desk at work, or outside messing up a perfectly good day by fiddling with your mobile web.

You think this "stimulus" package is a good thing? Better think again. The money has to come from somewhere. Big business is shielded from having to pay it back, so who do you think will pay in the end?

There is a better choice than voting for Barack Obama or John McCain.

How the political games of the 19th century are once again shaping today's Presidential race.

Examines the case of 2002 Farm Bill in light of Theodore Lowi's concept of distributive politics and Lee and Oppenheimer's study "Sizing up the Senate."

Three articles were given for our class to analyze and we were asked to formulate an opinion based on what we read. I decided that Wal-Mart is a very bad thing, though there are sources citing both arguments.

The government of Iraq wants U.S. forces to go home. Why agreeing is a good idea.

Steven Vasquez is running for Congress in New York State's 21st Congressional District. In this interview, which first appeared on my blog Upstream, he gives candid answers to a variety of questions.

Let's take a closer look at the leading contenders for the presidency.

Is it possible that an old Tin Pan Alley song from 1921 holds the most meaning behind the phrase of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? We may have to say yes after looking at other history where the phrase was used first...

Those "Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ!" emails permeating many an email box are coming close to being spam. Though those emails are worthy as a sociological study in how people view the biblical Final Days and not realizing who holds the real power in the world...

It's time to acknowledge that we have achieved racial equality and more. What we precieved as racial inequality against minorities are really a result of not accepting responsibility for one's action and class issues.

Someone's vastly uninformed in the new political debate over whether 17-year-old kids should be allowed to register to vote or let older people make the decisions in who runs our country. We'll probably discover it isn't the voting populace with the ignorance...

A plan to fix America's problems

How do we, as private citizens seeking justice, approach the multitude of unjust laws existing today? Mr. Stolyarov articulates some principles for seeking to overcome unjust laws without being overcome by them.

Ever wonder what Americans lost in 2007 because Republicans blocked Democratic legislation? The list is far too long for one article, but I simply couldn't list all the things Republicans caused you to lose this year.

Howard Zinn has a unique perspective on history due to his time in the United States Air Force during World War II.

The next US President will enter office in January, 2009 with a space program that is in transition. He or she will have the opportunity to shape what could be the Third Age of Space.

Washington D.C. bureaucrats would have us all believe that every issue including immigration can be answered simply by falling into party lines.

Remember when the government spent $600 on toilet seats? These days it's spending $20 on ice trays, that would cost about a dollar elsewhere, and almost $23,000 on refrigerators.

The Big One: Michael Moore takes on our economic system.

Before I owned a business, I never gave much thought to issues like an increase in the minimum wage and how it affects small business; offering health insurance to employees; tax cuts for corporations; etc. Now, I keep track of this -- and so much more.

A paper that discusses the effects of media conglomerates on our free press and how action can be taken to make sure your voice is heard. Also discusses who the major media outlets/owners are and the political ramifications of media monopolies. (2002)

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year. What if the government instead gave every one of us $10,000 a year?

Even if you're well-versed in Michigan politics, Jacob Woods is a name you probably don't recognize. But he'll appear on the same ballot as Jennifer Granholm and Dick DeVos this November.

Ethanol will reduce air pollution, but won't reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. It also won't solve our real problem: the addiction to cars which has shaped our communities

Affirmative action in the United States has been deemed necessary due to the overall mistreatment of people based on race and gender. Still, controversy swirls around this issue, leading us to examine it more closely, along with a few of the currently prevailing arguments.

Making the argument that Richard Nixon was America's greatest President may be too much even for me, but I hope after reading this you will give him a second chance. I'm not excusing Watergate, but there was much more to Nixon.

An editorial on the abysmal state of the state of Minnesota after years of Republican rule. The lack of investment in infrastructure, at both the national and state levels, can be attributed to cynical Republican vote-getting ploys.

Offshore Banking, Tax Havens, Financial Privacy and International Living

There are no discernible differences between the two major political parties.

This article is the continuation in the examination of Hillary Clinton's website. It specifically examines the Issues pages for content and clarity.

New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson has announced his economic plan that he says will protect the middle class as well as create high quality jobs.

Many things have been said about the debunked, but still clinged to, "trickle down" economic model. I equate it to a multi-story outhouse.

The Libertarian party is made up of many factions, just like any other political party. Not every one agrees on each and every principle or theory, but most Libertarians will agree on about 95% of the issues. Here's why you should get involved.

Here I consider how global factors will affect the ghetto and mainstream society as well as ways to lessen the cost. I've used analogies that show the basically understandable, if distasteful, actions of capitalists in the ghetto and without.

Due to a political climate marked by an unpopular war and President, Democrats are making inroads on the business support that has traditionally gone to GOP candidates.

Why would the most famous soccer player in the world come to a country that is completely indifferent to the sport? To take the jobs that Americans don't want to, of course.

Maybe I can prove the point of this article if I start hearing nationally a term I used here of "Digital Welfare"--or (better) if Associated Content writer Tim Sexton's coined "Rectal Noun" gets used on CNN...

Without the knowledge of most Americans, Corporate Executives, Lobbyists, bureaucrats and politicians are quietly working to construct a 10-lane super highway in this country that will connect the seaports of Mexico to various in-land ports in this country and Canada.

This discrimination comes in various forms; it's harder for these people to receive help from government agencies, such as welfare, or student loan and grant agencies.

Hillary Clinton is the leading Democratic candidate, but only to the peoples' peril. She has the worst platform; she represents corporate interests as much as Republicans, and she might not even win.

A detailed outline of the history of the American political party, including details on each era of political party and why parties have come to exist.

Rising economic inequality has received attention by Senator Jim Webb, presidential candidate John Edwards, CNN's maverick Lou Dobbs, and others. The middle class has not shared in rising national prosperity. Some Democratic elites are nervous.

Welfare handouts are given to billionaire farmers at the expense of the small farmer.

To do away with corruption in Congress, by lawmakers, by lawyers, by bankers, is for the people to take away the power of government to control the value of our money. That power belongs to the people. Only the people can get it back by dumping dollars and pinching pennies!

All corporate-funded, politically dubious attempts to convolute the truth of global warming aside, it is obvious to any clear-headed individual that the impact of our activity on our planet is severe and palpable. And it's only going to get worse.

The countries of Europe stand at a vital crossroads. They must either their welfare-statist bureaucracy or be left out of the opportunities presented by a global economy requiring a maximum of individual freedom and innovation.

A college-level paper detailing the role and responsibilities of the finance manager in a corporate setting.

Offers a humanist critique of corporate capitalism and modern attitudes about work, with a Hegelian flavor. Establishes how we are trained to participate in our own economic exploitation, and awakens us to the true nature of modern employment.

Students & Scholars in Hong Kong nominated Disney for the 2006 Public Eye Award. The award, given by Swiss Organization The Bernie Declaration, brings attention to Corporate misconduct, publicly contrasting the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The world is growing increasingly fashionable in the age of technology and the general disconnect of reality. There is so much that needs to be said about revolution, and the corporate gain that the unknowing customers flock to; seems as though its sexy.

More and more Americans are living below the poverty level while working full-time jobs America's corporate executives have three homes, several cars, boats and other luxuries the rest of us only dream about.

The chattering welfare classes who believe that everyone owes them something are on the march. And there is no shortage of pandering types willing to feed their paranoia that they "deserve" something because they exist at a certain place and consume oxygen.

U.S. policy towards Native Americans is one of our country's longest historical conflicts. From the late eighteenth century continuing through today, American government has been modifying its policies toward Native Americans.

In For Richer, the first essay in a New York Times series on class and class wars in the United States, Paul Krugman invites the reader's attention to issues that the libertarian economists often ignore or fail to recognize in their discourses.

Blistering commentary on why we need to stop coddling the obese, or else.

With more and more corporations adding select foreign hospitals as Preferred Providers to their employees' health insurance plans, with little information, it remains difficult for patients to make informed decisions on surgery halfway around the world.

An overview of the Latin American countries reveals that practically the entire region is faced with numerous development challenges including serious poverty, inequality, and rising unemployment levels.

When you have access to good quality healthcare you really don't think about those people who do not. Being on MediCal was an interesting and eye-opening experience.

There is nothing to fear by a democratic mid term election victory for the worst has already happened.

Dice.com, a New York-based online career site for technology professionals, recently released a study that showed some surprising news for the bosses of IT workers: IT companies are shooting themselves in the foot.

Some are angry at the Republicans for not holding to conservative values on frustrating subjects, and some are just itching to teach the GOP a lesson. Regardless, know what is at stake America, in this election.

The federal government's budget has operated under deficits in the range of over one-hundred billion dollars every year for the last 6 years, the government keeps spending money it doesn't have and future generations will have to pay for our choices.

Microeconomics now p[lays a far more vital role in the socalled Age of the Computer, and it also tends to focus on international monopolies- looking at problems and regulation and the tenusoous spread of monopolistic efforts

The Washington Post used to bring attention to its paper with advertisements, that stated "If you don't get it, you don't get it."

Gerry Spence, renowned lawyer and author, takes aim at neocon media shills.

Harrington was wrong on many fronts. but compassionate.

Many of us view the changes happening in our environment and society with dismay. We realize that our society and environment is quickly becoming toxic in both physical and metaphorical ways. We often wish that there was some way we could help.

The feeling is that the current farm programs are outdated.

With the rise in minimum wage, labor costs are rising for companies. The result is cut in hours and benefits for employees to compensate for the increased labor costs.

There are things that influence everyone even though we may think that we are unique. We conform to ideas and themes even though we say we are unique and individualistic.

People often comment about the federal budget, taxes, and the national debt. They may complain that spending is too high, taxes are too high, and the debt keeps growing and growing. In this article, I provide a simple analysis of the federal budget.

All in all, Moore balances out his one-sided editing and stretched accusations with some solid points and consistent entertainment. Bowling for Columbine is an important and informative documentary.

Researcdh into various types of propoganda, from Hitler's Nazi Germany to Philip morris "anti-smoking" campaign

Everyone has their opinions about the differences in America's two main political parties. Here's my take in response to S.L. Bradish's very deluded article "The Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives".

Heading into World War I, organized labor in America was at its peak of success. But soon after the war ended, so did organized labor's prosperity. Why did the dream of the hard working man come to an end? Many historians have various theories, but only a few hold up.

Fining a company for acting unethically isn't going to stop them. The people at the top must be made to feel the pain and the company must be made to enact restitutions that are socially equitable to their crimes.

This article is presented as a response to Scott Nance's article, The Democrats Promise a "New Direction" If They Win the House.