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Venture Capitalist Nick Hanauer explains the economic ecosystem and how income inequality is hurting our economy in this presentation at TED. Here’s an excerpt from the video… [...] The Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters gives Scott Walker a big fat F for his first legislative session and encourages ‘Sconies who want to preserve Wisconsin’s vast & wonderful natural heritage to show Scott Walker the door. During his first legislative session, Scott Walker proved to be the most anti-conservation Governor in Wisconsin’s history. From [...] Shocking! WASHINGTON — It’s the political cure-all for high gas prices: Drill here, drill now. But more U.S. drilling has not changed how deeply the gas pump drills into your wallet, math and history show. A statistical analysis of 36 years of monthly, inflation-adjusted gasoline prices and U.S. domestic oil production by The Associated [...] Report: Senator Carpenter flipped position on mining bill; caused bill to fail Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald joined Charlie Sykes on Wednesday to talk about his disappointment surrounding the bill’s failure. “There was some real indications that one of these Democrats was going to vote with us and move this bill forward.” On Monday [...] Yeah… Economist Joseph Stiglitz points to the kind of economic policies pursued by the Walker administration, and Republicans in general, that create the kinds of economic distortions that drive levels of inequality higher in America. Inequality is bad for growth, stability and efficiency. … Inequality peaked both before the Great Depression and before the Great [...] Yeah, this just about sums up whose interests Republican Gov. Scott Walker cares most about… The Republican governor approved the controversial legislation before an appreciative audience from the Wisconsin Realtors Association. As noted by Jim Rowen over at The Political Environment notes, we can look for Gov. Walker to sign the fast-track mining bill that [...] |
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