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When ALL You Hear Are Lies, You Think It HAS to Be Truth: Money Madness and the Rise of “Obvious Truths” … Around Taxes, the Wealthy, Job Creation, Democrats, Republicans, Generations, Your Life, and You

Posted on August 23, 2012 by sillymickel

Foolin’ the People … About Money, About “Us” (The 1%), About Taxes, About Job Creation, About Democrats, About Republicans, About Generations, About Your Life, About You: Choose the Red Pill Culture War, Class War, Chapter Fifteen: Money Madness Tax the … Continue reading →

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Foolin’ the People About America and The Rise of Obvious “Truths”: It’s About Creeping Corporate Insertion Into Every Aspect of Your Life

Posted on August 19, 2012 by sillymickel

Peaking in the Sixties, Starving for Prosperity, The Compassion Gap, Starving the “Beast,” Humbug for the Poor, Democratizing the Hate … Your Money or Your Life Culture War, Class War, Chapter Fourteen: Better Off Than Fifty Years Ago? Peaking in … Continue reading →

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Foolin’ the People About Money, Part 1: Tax the Wealthy, You’re Taxing Me … Money Madness

Posted on June 10, 2012 by sillymickel

Money Madness … Foolin’ the People About Money, Part One: Obvious “Truths”—Fiscally Responsible Republicans and Tax and Spend Democrats Obvious “Truths”: Tax the wealthy, you’re taxing me. Democrats tax and spend, they bust the budget, balloon the National Debt. Republicans … Continue reading →

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It’s the Same Old Monopoly Game … Corporations Crowding Out the Mom and Pops … HMOs Driving Out the Private Physician

Posted on June 9, 2012 by sillymickel

Better Off Than Fifty Years Ago? Part Eight: The Monopoly Game Again…It’s About Creeping Corporate Insertion Into Every Aspect of Your Life. The Monopoly Game Again: HMOs Drove Out Private Physicians So then also, these businessmen with their HMOs are … Continue reading →