Workers rights are Human Rights. SUNSHINE IS THE BEST DISENFECTANT! Rachel Maddow Explains How Democrats Have Become The Party of Values. On her MSNBC program Rachel Maddow explained how Democrats have become the party of values like paying your fair share, and making sure that gas pipelines don’t explode.
Here is the video from MSNBC: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy After discussing Rand Paul’s hold on gas pipeline regulation that everyone supports, Maddow said, “Rand Paul is the one solid U.S. senator who’s willing to stand up and block gas pipeline safety for the whole country. He says it’s on principle. President Obama is now squaring off against Republicans like he has never done before in his presidency. Maddow played a clip from Obama’s jobs address then said, “To put it more succinctly and without the applause lines, government equals bad. Rachel Maddow aired a clip of Obama in Colorado saying that being called a class warrior is a badge of honor then explained, “You want to know why the president says he is willing to wear that charge?
CAPE CRUSADERS LEGISLATION. WE HATE HATERS! 92% of Americans Take Action for Social Good [INFOGRAPHIC] Ninety-two percent of American's took action for social change this past year, according to the Social Change Impact Report from Walden University.
The report was created as a kind of barometer for who is engaged in social change, what issues matter to them and how they're working together. Surprisingly, tech did not play a huge role. According to the report, people from Generation Y were more likely to get involved through traditional means than digital. Only 52% of the demographic posted a comment or expressed an opinion through a blog or website (it's unclear if this also includes Facebook or other social networks). This, however, butts up against more promising stats such as 80% of respondents believe technology is getting more people involved in social change than ever, and 65% of adult respondents say that social media is not just a fad.
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Social Security Tax Raise For Rich Proposed By House Liberals, Democrats. WASHINGTON -- Nervous that Social Security seems under siege from all sides, congressional liberals on Wednesday proposed raising the payroll tax that funds the program, but only for people earning more than $250,000 a year.
The legislation is designed to keep the pension program solvent for the next 75 years, which is the standard used by government actuaries, by putting an additional $6.5 trillion into the Social Security trust fund over that period. The plan also is intended to head off other efforts to overhaul the program or trim benefits, or to use its funds to help pay for debt reduction. "No more discussion about raising the retirement age, no more discussion about cutting benefits, no more discussion about privatization," said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., one of the sponsors. With Republicans making opposition to tax increases their mantra, the measure seems to have little chance of enactment.
That plan has split liberals.