Category Archives: Talking Points

Republican Myth No. 4: No matter how much the wealthy make, they shouldn’t pay more taxes; after all, they earned it. America has already tried lower taxes and less regulation on the rich. It was called the 19th century; and … Continue reading →

Why is it so many Americans do not pay income tax? It’s simple. Too many Americans are paid too little. Recent government statistics show an appalling 50 percent of American workers make less than $27,000 a year. How can they … Continue reading →

Michele Bachmann blames the gas price increase on President Obama, and promises to lower gasoline prices to under $2 a gallon.  Once again Republicans throw out promises they cannot fulfill. Here is the truth: Exxon Mobil’s CEO testified to Congress … Continue reading →

In order for people to actually lose their doctor, the doctor would have to make fewer appointments during the day. So, the alarmist warning of poorer care and less access to your doctor is simply false. Under a single payer … Continue reading →

Many on the Republican side are propagating the lie that government is the enemy. If so, we are on a path of self destruction because the government is us. Ask the good citizens of devastated Joplin or flooded northwestern Missouri: … Continue reading →

We understand the need for doctors, drugs, and hospitals; but what do insurance companies do for healthcare?  We are the only nation on earth that allows a profit on people getting sick. You may say they put pressure on hospitals, … Continue reading →

The day after Republican Scott Brown was elected, he wrongly said, “There has not been one job created by the $700 billion Obama stimulus.” That is blatantly false. First of all, the Republicans seem not to even know what the … Continue reading →

Corporations pay $280 billion in federal taxes. That is 2 percent of our GDP.  For 50 years, we have belonged to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is composed of 34 of the world’s industrial powers. OECD … Continue reading →

Republican Paul Ryan acknowledges in his budget plan “Path to Prosperity”, tax revenue has historically been 19 percent of GDP. The Bush tax cuts have led to three years of revenue under 15 percent.  This means about one third of the … Continue reading →

Obama’s cuts will have no effect on the care of seniors. Here is the real truth about his cuts: Drug companies have agreed to $80 billion a year to help seniors cover the doughnut hole in Medicare Part D George Bush … Continue reading →