Tag Archive for Elections 2012

Fears of Voter Intimidation in the Workplace As Election Day Nears

Employers have recently made numerous attempt to intimidate workers into choosing a presidential candidate that supports their company’s bottom-line. Mitt Romney, IL Rep. Joe Walsh, and Koch Industries have all endorsed the practice of goading employees to vote for Republican candidates this November.

No matter what their marketing campaigns may portray, corporate interests are not the same as those of a working community. Businesses do not live and work side by side with their employees and neighbors. Their political leanings are driven solely by what owners predict will further a company’s profit-margin. How do you think voter intimidation in the workplace will affect the outcome of the 2012 election?

From The Huffington Post

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Republican Senator Jon Kyl insists that rich ‘Michael Jordans’ will rebuild our domestic economy.

‘Job creators’ have the opportunity to make huge profits here in the U.S., but they are keeping literally TRILLIONS of dollars in tax havensĀ overseas. Still, Republican Senator Jon Kyl insists that rich ‘Michael Jordans’ will rebuild our domestic economy.

From The Huffington Post

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Last week’s jobs report brings up an issue worth reiterating.

In light of last week’s jobs report, it’s worth repeating that the U.S. took a great misstep in its response to the financial crisis by not using stimulus money to reinvest in America. Handouts to big business are not the same as rebuilding the American economy.

Public investments in our schools, transportation infrastructure, energy grid, and advanced technologies would create a platform for entrepreneurs and domestic businesses to grow and prosper and so much more. These are measures that will produce huge returns for all Americans. Have we become so enthralled by political dramas that we’re ignoring what’s really at stake?

From The Huffington Post

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Mitch McConnell gives us a quick lesson in cognitive dissonance.

Following Obama’s press conference last week, Senator Mitch McConnell gave a quick lesson on cognitive dissonance. Even though he admitted Bush-era tax cuts were not reinvested in the US economy and did not create jobs, he still called for MORE tax cuts!

Repeat after me, “Ideology is the science of idiots.”

From The Huffington Post

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