The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
Alan Simpson
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Why the Simpson-Bowles Plan Will Ultimately Fail
Trying to formulate a deficit reduction plan to solve our financial problems without first fixing the economy is like trying to put the roof on a building that has no foundation or walls.
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The Obscenely Rich Men Bent on Shredding the Safety Net
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is a growing coalition of powerful CEOs, politicians and policy makers on a mission to lower taxes for the rich and cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in the name of debt reduction.
