Category Archives: government

AMERIKA

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

 The Institutionalization of Tyranny By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ January 18, 2013 Republicans and conservative Americans are still fighting Big Government in its welfare state form. Apparently, they have never heard of the militarized police state form of Big Government, … Continue reading →

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WHAT CRISIS? JUST PRINT MORE MONEY

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

No, The United States Will Not Go Into A Debt Crisis, Not Now, Not Ever By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry/ Forbes/ October 19, 2012 (If you read the headline and thought “Well, yeah”–feel free to skip this post.) If there’s one article … Continue reading →

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Has Leon Gone Over to the Dark Side?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

My Letter to the Editor in the Monterey County Herald today (Jan. 15): Residents of this area take great pride in our “homeboy,” Leon Panetta, currently President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. But I can’t help but cringe when the good secretary defends our bloated … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Ponzi Scheme

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

SECRETS AND LIES OF THE BAILOUT The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come By Matt Taibbi/ … Continue reading →

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Has Washington Souled Out?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

THE SOUL OF AMERICA By Bernie Sanders/ Huffington Post/ January 9, 2013 Despite such terminology as “fiscal cliff” and “debt ceiling,” the great debate taking place in Washington now has relatively little to do with financial issues. It is all … Continue reading →

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Before We Cut Social Security and Medicare…….

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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No Wonder He Earned a Nobel Prize

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quotes of the Day:

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WTF Are We Thinking?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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OVER THE CLIFF AND INTO THE TRENCHES

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The Ongoing War: After the Battle Over the Cliff, the Battle Over the Debt Ceiling By Robert Reich/ robertreich.org/ January 1, 2013 “It’s not all I would have liked,” says Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, speaking of the … Continue reading →

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Rich Americans Need Your Help

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Special Guest Blog/ Exclusive to The Big Picture Report A Plea For Your Help, From People for the Ethical Treatment of Rich Americans by List of X/ December 30, 2012   Every day, the nation is creeping closer and closer toward … Continue reading →

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