Run Liz Run!

[Katzndogz]

This is what a democrat presidential candidate sounds like.

Elizabeth Warren's 11 Commandments of Progressivism - NationalJournal.com

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"We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we're willing to fight for it."

- "We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth."

- "We believe that the Internet shouldn't be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real net neutrality."

- "We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage."

- "We believe that fast-food workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them."

- "We believe that students are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt."

- "We believe that after a lifetime of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions."

- "We believe—I can't believe I have to say this in 2014—we believe in equal pay for equal work."

- "We believe that equal means equal, and that's true in marriage, it's true in the workplace, it's true in all of America."

- "We believe that immigration has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform."

- "And we believe that corporations are not people, that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and we will fight for it. We will fight for it!"

Oh please nominate this airhead! PLEASE. No doubt Putin and the president of China will donate to her campaign.

 

[Grandma]

Yeah, there's no chance in hell that the voters would want a strong middle class.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Yes, nominate her because she is the opposite of what the Pootarians want.

Actually, we will see her elected president but probably not this cycle.

 

[Rozman]

I have no idea what a Pootarian is.
An American Indian tribe?

 

[BreezeWood]

she's far less radical than what the R's are fielding ... as well as more palatable than Hillary.

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[LoneLaugher]

The best thing about the article is that the author compared Warren's ability to fire up a crowd to Ben Carson's.

What she outlined are all very sound principles. She's got a knack for taking big ideas and packaging them in easily digestible terms without dumbing them down. She respects the intelligence of her audience.

 

[Sunni Man]

Granny "Lie-a-watha" Warren is just what the country needs. .

 

[whitehall]

She's probably the worst pres candidate in history but she is better than Hillary. What does that tell you about the future of the democrat party? Meanwhile Obama is doing what he does best by ignoring the domestic and foreign policy mess and glad handing dopes for money.

 

[birddog]

she's far less radical than what the R's are fielding ... as well as more palatable than Hillary.

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DUMBASS ALERT!

 

[JoeB131]

This is what a democrat presidential candidate sounds like.

Elizabeth Warren's 11 Commandments of Progressivism - NationalJournal.com

-

"We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we're willing to fight for it."

- "We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth."

- "We believe that the Internet shouldn't be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real net neutrality."

- "We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage."

- "We believe that fast-food workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them."

- "We believe that students are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt."

- "We believe that after a lifetime of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions."

- "We believe—I can't believe I have to say this in 2014—we believe in equal pay for equal work."

- "We believe that equal means equal, and that's true in marriage, it's true in the workplace, it's true in all of America."

- "We believe that immigration has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform."

- "And we believe that corporations are not people, that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and we will fight for it. We will fight for it!"

Oh please nominate this airhead! PLEASE. No doubt Putin and the president of China will donate to her campaign.

sorry, what did she say there exactly that you find so objectionable and why? I find most of these pretty reasonable positions.

 

[Statistikhengst]

She's probably the worst pres candidate in history but she is better than Hillary. What does that tell you about the future of the democrat party? Meanwhile Obama is doing what he does best by ignoring the domestic and foreign policy mess and glad handing dopes for money.

Where is your data to back up this claim?

 

[Mad Scientist]

How about a 1% Tax on Wall Street? 1% tax on all transactions, that includes Bot Trading.

Anyone? 1% isn't much is it? I pay almost 40% on MY earnings. 1% is almost nothing.

You know how many Trillions that would raise?

 

[Statistikhengst]

How about a 1% Tax on Wall Street? 1% tax on all transactions, that includes Bot Trading.

Anyone? 1% isn't much is it? I pay almost 40% on MY earnings. 1% is almost nothing.

You know how many Trillions that would raise?

Actually, that sounds pretty damned reasonable to me.

 

[bendog]

I'd exclude mutuals and pensions from the tax. But the idea was floated back .... maybe 2000. I thought it wasn't a horrible idea, provided the money not go to new spending. There's huge trading that does no more that seek a dollar gain on purely technical grounds that have nothing to do with the equities' underlying corporate biz actually making any money by doing what the corporation supposedly does.

 

[LoneLaugher]

How about a 1% Tax on Wall Street? 1% tax on all transactions, that includes Bot Trading.

Anyone? 1% isn't much is it? I pay almost 40% on MY earnings. 1% is almost nothing.

You know how many Trillions that would raise?

That is a liberal policy suggestion. Where'd you get it?

 

[LoneLaugher]

from: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Financial_transaction_tax

Bills in Congress

There have been a number of bills in Congress that contain a financial transaction tax.
House Bills

1) In 2010, Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-Oregon) introduced HR 4191, the "Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act." [18] Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has introduced S 2927, the "Wall Street Fair Share Act." [19] Under these companion bills, half the funds would be deposited in a job creation reserve fund and half would be designated to reduce the deficit. A new version of this bill is expected in 2011.

2) In 2011 and in 2010, Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) introduced HR 870 - 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act. This bill is designed to ensure full employment (4% unemployment rate) after 10 years. It sets a series of unemployment targets that, if not met, would trigger the disbursement of funds from a "National Full Employment Trust Fund," which would be made up of revenue from a new financial transactions tax on financial corporations. The funds would be used for a direct jobs program that would immediately place unemployed people in public, non-profit and small business jobs in areas hardest hit by unemployment.[20]

3) In 2011 and in 2010, Rep. Pete Stark (D-California) introduced H.R. 755, the Investing in Our Future Act. “My legislation would simply impose a small tax — of 0.005 percent — on these currency transactions. The money raised would be put toward investments in children, global health and climate change mitigation."[21]

4) HARKIN/DEFAZIO BILL: In 2011, Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-Oregon) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced HR 3313, to which will apply a tax of .03 percent on financial transactions. [22] The companion bills would apply the tax to stocks, bonds and all derivatives contracts and would exempt initial issuance and debt with an original term of less than 100 days. Harkin said at a press conference in Washington that Wall Street can “easily bear this modest tax.” [23] Cosponsors include: Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3] Bruce Braley [D-IA1] John Conyers [D-MI14] Donna Edwards [D-MD4] Bob Filner [D-CA51] Maurice Hinchey [D-NY22] Mazie Hirono [D-HI2] Henry Johnson [D-GA4] John Sarbanes [D-MD3] Louise Slaughter [D-NY28] Betty Sutton [D-OH13] Peter Welch [D-VT]

5) On February 11 2011, Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) introduced HR 676, the Expand & Improve Medicare For All Act. The bill will create a publicly financed, privatley delivered healthcare system that expands and improves the Medicare system with the aim of covering 51 million Americans currently without healthcare coverage. This bill would be partly funded by a small tax on stock and bond transactions, and in addition it would seek to Establish a 5% health tax on the top 5% of income earners, 10% tax on top 1% of wage earners. [24]

6) On May 26 2011, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) introduced HR 2003, the Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act. The purpose of the bill is to To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the domestic portion of the Federal statutory tax law, to impose a tax 0.01% on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, with the aim of reducing volatility in the oil market. [25]

7) On December 13 2011, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona) introduced HR 3638, Act for the 99%. The bill is aimed at creating American Jobs, reducing debt, and 'other purposes' including grants for the renovation and modernization of public school facilities, student jobs corps, neighborhood heroes corps, and other work programs through the use of state revenue generated by a 0.03% tax on stocks, bonds, treasuries, and derivatives. [26]

8) On June 4th 2012, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) introduced HR 5727, the Rebuild America Act. Similar to H.R. 3313 'Act for the 99%,' the 'Rebuild America Act,' plans to modernize and renovate public school facilities, renovate energy systems, and rebuild infrastructure through the use of a 0.03% tax on stocks, bonds, treasuries, and derivatives. [27]

9) On June 7th 2012, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) introduced HR 5909, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act. The bills purpose is to improve access of Dental health care to under served populations. It would be partially funded by a 0.025% tax on stocks, bonds, and treasuries. [28]

10) On September 14th 2012, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) introduced HR 6411, the Inclusive Prosperity Act also known as the Robin Hood Tax. The purpose of the bill is to impose taxes on trading transactions such as a 0.5% tax on stocks, a 0.1% tax on bonds, and a 0.005% tax on derivatives. [29]
Senate Bills

1) On May 9 2011, Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced S. 915, the American Health Security Act of 2011. The bill would establish the state-based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care service. The bill would be partly financed by a 0.25% tax on stock and 0.02% on credit default swaps. On options, taxes would be placed at the rate of the underlying transaction. [30]

2) On November 2 2011, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced S. 1787, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax. This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1987, the domestic portion of the Federal statutory tax law, to impose a tax 0.03% on trading transactions including stocks, bonds, treasuries, and derivatives.[31]

3) On March 29 2012, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced S. 2252, the Rebuild America Act. Similar to H.R. 3313 'Act for the 99%,' the 'Rebuild America Act,' plans to modernize and renovate public school facilities, renovate energy systems, and rebuild infrastructure through the use of a 0.03% tax on stocks, bonds, treasuries, and derivatives. [32]

4) On June 7 2012, Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced S. 3272, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act. The bill is intended to improve access to oral health care for undeserved populations by Medicaid and Medicare coverage, improving Oral Health education, placing dental clinics into public schools, and providing research funding. The bill proposes a 0.025% tax on stocks, bonds, and treasuries. [33]
Support for financial transaction tax

Individuals: Micro-soft founder Bill Gates gave a presentation at the November 2011 G-20 meeting in France in support of an FTT. John Fullerton, former managing director at JP Morgan, gave a hill briefing in October 2011 in support of the idea. Financiers George Soros and John Bogle (founder of the Vanguard Group) support the idea along with Warren Buffett, who signed onto an Aspen Institute report recommending a Financial Transaction Tax. Overseas prominent leaders including French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and German’s Angela Merkle support a global FTT. The New York Times highlighted the FTT as a top idea of 2008, and a long list of prominent economists have supported it including John Maynard Keynes, Nobelists Paul Krugman, James Tobin and Joseph Stiglitz, Jamie Galbraith, Dean Baker, Robert Pollin and Larry Summers. After the 1987 Wall Street crash, an FTT was endorsed by Bob Dole and President George H.W. Bush. Prominent journalists like New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein have also supported FTT.

Growing grassroots support: Hundreds of groups in the Americans for Financial Reform coalition, including the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Alliance for a Just Society, Alliance for Retired Americans, Americans for Democratic Action, Americans for Financial Reform,Arizona Interfaith Alliance for Worker Justice, Arkansas Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, Building and Construction Trade Dep't., AFL-CIO, Campaign for America's Future, Campaign for Community Change, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Media and Democracy, Chicago Political Economy Group, Citizen Action of New York, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Citizen Action/Illinois, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Communications Workers of America, Community Organizations in Action, Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina, Community Voices Hear, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Consumer Action, Consumer Watchdog, Courage Campaign, CtW Investment Group, Demos, Essential Information, Floria Consumer Action Network, Foreclosurehamlet.org, Friends of the Earth US, Georgia Rural Urban Summit, Good Old Lower East Side, Grass Roots Organizing (Missouri), Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Health Alliance International, Health GAP, Illinois People's Action, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Institute for Policy Studies, Interfaith Worker Justice, Interfaith Worker Justice Committee of Colorado, International Forum on Globalization, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Its Our Economy, Jobs with Justice, Keystone Progress, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance, KyotoUSA, Lakeview Action Coalition, Liberty Tree Foundation, Main Street Alliance, Maine People's Alliance, Maryknowll Office for Global Concerns, Michigan Citizne Action, Michigan Organizing Project, Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition, MoveOn.org, National Alliance of Latin American and Carribean Communities, National Council of Women's Organizations, National Education Association, National Employment Law Project, National Nurses Union, National Organization of Women, National People's Action, National Priorities Project, National Women's Law Center, NEDAP, NETWORK, New Bottom Line Campaign, New Hampshire Citizens Alliance for Action, New Jersey Citizen Action, New New Deal Project, NH Citizen Alliance, NJ Citizen Action, Ocean State Action, OMB Watch, Oregon Action, Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Partners, Penn Action, PICO National Network, Progressive Democrats of America, Progressive Maryland, ProgressOhio, Public Citizen, Rebuild the American Dream, Responsible Wealth, SEIU, SOUL, Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, Sunflower Community Action, Syracuse United Neighbors, TakeAction Minnesota, Tax Justice Network USA, Tennessee Citizen Action, The Chicago Political Economy Group, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, U.S. PIRG, United for a Fair Economy, United Action for Idaho, USAction, Virginia Organizing, Voices of Community Activists and Leaders, Washington CAN, Washington Community Action Network, West Virginia Citizen Action Group. The letter of support signed by these groups can be found here: » AFR Letter: Support Financial Transaction Tax - Americans for Financial Reform

Public Support: Taxes on Wall Street speculation appear to be popular with the public. For instance, a January 2010 poll showed that 81% of Americans agree with the following statement: “We need to rein in the greedy, reckless behavior of the big banks on Wall Street that cost millions of jobs and led to huge bailouts on our dime. This tax will put a limit on the casino culture of Wall Street that provides no real value and only exists to line the banker’s pockets. This reform will strengthen our financial system to help prevent another crisis and reduce the deficit.” Strongly agree 51% Somewhat agree 30% Agree 81% Disagree 15%.[34]

Financial transaction tax - SourceWatch

 

[bendog]

How about a 1% Tax on Wall Street? 1% tax on all transactions, that includes Bot Trading.

Anyone? 1% isn't much is it? I pay almost 40% on MY earnings. 1% is almost nothing.

You know how many Trillions that would raise?

That is a liberal policy suggestion. Where'd you get it?

Hey, just because it's a liberal idea that doesn't make it really stupid 100% of the time. (-:

 

[BreezeWood]

she's far less radical than what the R's are fielding ... as well as more palatable than Hillary.

.

DUMBASS ALERT!

we understand birddog, Elizabeth Warren's 11 Commandments of Progressivism may be terrifying to the simple minded ... thankfully there is plenty of time till Nov 2016 to temper your mood.

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[Howey]

This is what a democrat presidential candidate sounds like.

Elizabeth Warren's 11 Commandments of Progressivism - NationalJournal.com

-

"We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we're willing to fight for it."

- "We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth."

- "We believe that the Internet shouldn't be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real net neutrality."

- "We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage."

- "We believe that fast-food workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them."

- "We believe that students are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt."

- "We believe that after a lifetime of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions."

- "We believe—I can't believe I have to say this in 2014—we believe in equal pay for equal work."

- "We believe that equal means equal, and that's true in marriage, it's true in the workplace, it's true in all of America."

- "We believe that immigration has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform."

- "And we believe that corporations are not people, that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and we will fight for it. We will fight for it!"

Oh please nominate this airhead! PLEASE. No doubt Putin and the president of China will donate to her campaign.

Well if your sweetheart Pootin does won't you [MENTION=33658]Katzndogz[/MENTION]?

 

[Howey]

Elizabeth is a shoo in after Hillary's eight years are over.