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The Budget Showdown, Congress and You
There's a showdown brewing right after the November 6 elections, and there’s a lot at stake for everyday folks across the country.
Will our elected officials return to work for We the People or Big Corporations?
Paul Ryan’s budget bankrolls itself
A new report shows the industries that stand to gain the most from Paul Ryan's budget just so happened to contribute more to the Representatives who voted in favor of his radical budget.
read moreWhat’s at stake in the budget showdown
The outcomes of this year’s congressional and presidential elections are going to be critical in determining our nation’s future.
But - so will the two months that follow the Nov. 5 elections.
Latham’s check for millionaires
Last month, Representatives Latham and King joined nearly all Congressional Republicans in holding hostage a tax break for 98% of Americans - just so the richest 2% could pocket $160,000 more each year.
To demonstrate Latham's vote for the wealthy and big corporations, we'll be taking him a big 'ol giant check!
Berkley Bedell: Taxing according to ability to pay could revitalize the nation
In 1936, when I was 15 years old, I started making fishing tackle in my home with $50 saved from my newspaper delivery route. When my son, Tom, sold the business a few years ago, it was by far the largest, most successful fishing tackle manufacturing business in the nation.
That business was successful primarily because we recognized a basic rule of business and for almost every organization. It is: Revenue matters.
