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Martin Sheen: Stand Up for Medicare

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Help us reach 1 million signatures telling Republican that ending the Medicare guarantee for seniors to pay for tax breaks for special interests and the wealthy is unacceptable at http://www.StandUpForMedicare.com

The Lesser People

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Former Senator Alan Simpson, co-chair of the Debt Commission, has a rather unique point of view on senior citizens who receive social security payments.

Robert Reich: The 7 biggest lies about the economy.

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The 7 biggest lies about the economy.

1. Tax cuts for the rich trickle down to everyone else. Baloney. Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush both sliced taxes on the rich and what happened? Most Americans’ wages (measured by the real median wage) began flattening under Reagan and have dropped since George W. Bush. Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.

DCCC NY-09 Ad

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DCCC Ad Hits Bob Turner (NY-09) on Corporate Tax Loopholes, Medicare & Social Security

Favorite Quotes

“The odds are that one of these years the world’s greatest nation will find itself ruled by a party that is aggressively anti-science, indeed anti-knowledge. And, in a time of severe challenges — environmental, economic, and more — that’s a terrifying prospect.”

Aug. 28, 2011, in a column titled “Republicans Against Science”