I recently came across an anti-Bernie Sanders Facebook post. It was rather easy to transform into a pro-Sanders image - one that affirms that corporations, which rely heavily on US infrastructure, courts, patent protections, education and training programs for their workforce (to name a few), should not enjoy billions in corporate welfare at the expense of the American people.
These are the most exciting, dangerous, complex, strange times in history. This blog is my attempt to navigate through it.
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Showing posts with label tax. Show all posts
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Washington Monument Syndrome
"Washington Monument Syndrome" is a political tactic used in the United States by government agencies when faced with budget cuts or a government shutdown. The tactic entails cutting the most visible or appreciated service provided by the government, from popular services such as national parks and libraries to valued public employees such as teachers and firefighters. This is done to gain support for tax increases that the public would otherwise be against. The name derives from the National Park Service's alleged habit of saying that any cuts would lead to an immediate closure of the wildly popular Washington Monument. (source)
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