Snake Oil Won’t Cure Inequality

Snake Oil Won’t Cure Inequality

At last, America’s political leaders now feel the pain of the poor and empathize with the millions of working families slipping out of the middle class. For years, politicians paid no attention to the ever-widening chasm between the rich and the rest of us. But...
Robin Hood in Reverse

Robin Hood in Reverse

One of the biggest questions of the day is: Why do the rich keep getting richer and the middle class keep getting poorer? This also ranks as the dumbest question of the day, week, month, or year. To anyone who’s been paying attention, it’s obvious why...
Tightening Whose Belt?

Tightening Whose Belt?

Listening to so-called fiscal conservatives like Representatives Kevin Brady and Mike Kelly, you’d think we were in a desperate fight for survival, with the national debt threatening our future. “I cannot in good conscience support adding more debt to the backs...
What’s the Matter with Saying ‘Middle Class’?

What’s the Matter with Saying ‘Middle Class’?

Presidential candidates are getting creative when it comes to describing the middle class, The New York Times reports. Why? Because the middle class in America is shrinking. As a result, the term no longer connotes aspirational, feel-good emotions. Long associated...