A question was asked on Wednesday on Democracy Now…“Why should the government not be able to hold records, when, as they say, they’re only looking at them if they have specific intelligence to go after criminal activity?”
The answer is… it’s not about criminal activity. If it were, there’s plenty of ‘intelligence to go after criminal activity’ regarding Wall Street malfeasance, Deepwater Horizon negligence in the Gulf oil spill, Freedom Chemicals carelessness in the West Virginia chemical spill, West Fertilizer’s recklessness in the Texas explosion… (need I go on?) It is about what the wants of the corporate heads of these companies. NSA spying is another tool in their arsenal to target their perceived enemies. It is evident that the government is not for and of the people but rather for and of the monied.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Obamacare in CBO Report
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report which projects the national budget until 2024. Many reporters and Republican lawmakers have misinterpreted its findings to claim Obamacare is a ‘job killer’. Considering the ~30 votes to repeal Obamacare in the Republican led House, this is not surprising. But aside from the swipe at Obamacare, this is also an opportunity to justify low wage jobs. One reason for the high competition for jobs is the need to stay at unrewarding positions to maintain health insurance; this drives down wages. When workers can choose to not work a low wage job for health insurance, there is pressure on employers to increase wages. Whose interests are served by Republicans and most media types again?
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