Tag Archives: debt ceiling

The Real Debt Ceiling

Posted on July 3, 2015 by johnrachel

THEY OWN! WE OWE! And that’s how you get the worst wealth inequality in our history. Other than a handful of legislators __ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren certainly are talking about it __ and our president who gives lip service to this critical issue, there is no one in public life who is serious about addressing this threat to our existence as a nation. No one! Just about everyone in elected office __ to a man, to a woman __ needs to be replaced. Target date November 2016!
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Throw the bums out!

Posted on February 21, 2014 by johnrachel

Either we rise up now in a bloodless coup at the polls or we rise up later in the streets. Revolution in the streets will not be bloodless and I suspect it won’t end well. It’s up to us to make the choice. Continue reading →

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Real News

Posted on October 21, 2013 by johnrachel

Wonder what you may have missed for the three weeks that the soap opera of the shutdown and debt ceiling crisis monopolized the news? Here are some clues. This is only a start but perhaps offers some perspective. Continue reading →

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Really Bad Television

Posted on August 1, 2011 by johnrachel

The whole debt ceiling debacle was a really bad made-for-TV drama. The show should have been immediately canceled. It never should have aired in the first place. Continue reading →

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