Economy and Business
Happy Birthday, Social Security
Social Security, created by FDR in the midst of the Great Depression, recently turned 75.
Icarus Inc.
The Lineup: Week of August 30-September 5, 2010
The latest OtherWords editorial package includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs–a practice that earns them outrageous compensation and harms our economy–and a Labor Day op-ed by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
The Case for Killing Bush’s Tax Cuts for the Rich
Things in Washington these days are beginning to look a lot like Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Two ghosts from Republican administrations past have risen from political Palookaville to rattle their chains and issue dire warnings to their former colleagues.
Social Security in the Eye of the Beholder
Social Security is in trouble, but not because of any fundamental imbalances, OtherWords partner Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), says, citing the Aug. 5 broadcast of CNN’s Situation Room program. It’s just under attack by ideologues.
How the Estate Tax Benefits Small Businesses
Small business owners like me have for too long served as poster children for a misleading campaign led by the super wealthy to weaken or abolish the estate tax. I’m the proud owner of Maine’s Borealis Breads, and I want to make something crystal clear: The estate tax impacts neither me nor the vast majority of small business owners. In fact, I support a stronger estate tax.
Compassionate Conservatives
Multinational Shell Game Hurts Local Business
As a small business owner, I pay my taxes and give charitable contributions to ensure that my community is a healthy and vibrant place. My company is dedicated to making technology, communications, and the Internet in line with federal disability laws and accessible to everyone–including wounded veterans and people with all types of disabilities. The success of my business is tied to my community’s health.
Beware of the Cowardly Deficit Vulture
There’s an invasive species in our national discourse, a recent arrival in our civic forest. It’s the “yellow-bellied deficit vulture,” recently spotted circling the Capitol building and heard squawking on syndicated talk shows.
It Takes too Much Money to Run
There’s no small irony in the United States forcing “democracy” down the throats of our adversaries around the world while our own democracy is teetering on so many perilous brinks. Given the shaky system here, what nation abroad would want to take direction from us?
