Predictably, Peron’s reforms led to a bloated government bureaucracy that drained resources from the private sector. Universal health care and high social security benefits further increased the bureaucracy and monetary liquidity. Pumping money artificially into both social programs and wages caused an inflation rate of 52%, by 1951, coupled with a massive trade deficit — as money chased foreign goods.Okay. Now stoppit. Stop reading here, and go check out Miller's piece.
In Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America, author Ann Coulter cites sociologist/psychologist Gustave Le Bon's work The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (1895). This was a new one for me. A brief review of wikipedia portrays Le Bon as a formative element of the field of group psychology, especially as it relates to group think and propaganda. Wikipedia notes that Edward Bernays -- who was influence by Le Bon -- wrote a work titled propaganda, in which "he declared that a major feature of democracy was the manipulation of the mass mind by media and advertising", in addition to both Hitler and Mussolini making use of Le Bon's findings. |
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There are 1,943 public workers in Vilas County. Under the proposedstate budget, each will lose about $2,071 in take‐home pay. This will reduce local buying andeconomic activity by $4 million leading to closed businesses and retail job losses.
I opened both the English and Arab options. For the Arab page, I used the Google Chrome option to translate the page from Arabic to English. (Note: Text is translated. Text within graphics, as shown in this pic, cannot be translated in this manner.)
Remember when teachers, public employees, Planned Parenthood, NPR and PBS crashed the stock market, wiped out half of our 401ks, took trillions in tax payer funded bailouts, spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico, gave themselves billions in bonuses and paid no taxes? Yeah. Me neither. Pass it on.
The way Stewart phrased the comment, it’s not enough to show a sliver of evidence that Fox News’ audience is ill-informed. The evidence needs to support the view that the data shows they are "consistently" misinformed -- a term he used not once but three times. It’s simply not true that "every poll" shows that result. So we rate his claim False.
The White House will lead by example. I am pleased to announce that by the end of this Spring, there will be solar panels that will convert sunlight into electricity and solar hot water heater on the roof of the White House.
Glenn Beck took to his radio show to assault Jones’ record. Beck refused Jones’ debate challenge, claiming that Jones is hiding his true desire for a “violent overthrow for a Marxist government.” Beck continued his smears against Jones, comparing him to Mao, Che Guevara, and Joseph Stalin and saying the policies Jones supports — which Beck claims are communist — “only lead to death.”Here's what Beck said according to an audioclip at Media Matters. Read it, and you tell me if you think that Think Progress has accurately described Beck's response to Jones. [For a complete understanding of Beck's tone, check out the radio clip below (cut by Media Matter). Any mistakes or typos in the following transcript are completely mine.]
I just want you to know, Van, I truly love you as a brother as well. I think you are so misguided. I just said my prayers this morning with some members of my team where I prayed for people like you -- and you're included in this -- that I hope we become a nation that can weep for you, we can actually weep for your misguided action. I love you as well, and I would hope that you would put your Communist revolutionary tactics aside, because it only leads to death -- as it did with Mao, as it did with Che, as it did with Stalin... as it does every single time anyone has the government try to solve things through Socialism and then surround themselves with people who are full of hate, cloak that hate...
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All workers, wage earners and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment, under penalty of a term in jail. The penalty shall be determined by the Unification Board, such Board to be appointed by the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources. All persons reaching the age of twenty-one shall report to the Unification Board, which shall assign them to where, in its opinion, their services will best serve the interests of the nation.
I am convinced that we cannot possibly dispense with the trades unions. On the contrary, they are among the most important institutions in the economic life of the nation. Not only are they important in the sphere of social policy but also, and even more so, in the national political sphere. For when the great masses of a nation see their vital needs satisfied through a just trade unionist movement the stamina of the whole nation in its struggle for existence will be enormously reinforced thereby.Bing Bang Bam. And pbbbbb.
What they’re basically saying here, without actually saying it, is that the president’s own lawyers told him that the Libya war is illegal and he responded by looking around for other lawyers who’d tell him what he wanted to hear.
"I issue a personal challenge to my beloved brother Glenn Beck. I will debate you anytime, anywhere, at any point. I'll give you an hour, you give me five minutes, and I will stand up for our values. But you have to stop talking [expletive] about us and start talking to us. You got one week left before your show goes off. My phone is ringing. Call me. Call me, Glenn Beck. And let's have this fight. Let's have this discussion. Let's have this argument. Let's have this battle of ideas. Battle of ideas. And let's fight for liberty and justice for all."
ronnocomot If you stood there and watched Gov. Walker get everything he wanted but still claim victory #YouMightBeAWisconsinProtester #wiunion #idiot |
G0vSWalker If you can look at a map and mentally fill in the reds and blues#youmightbeawisconsinprotester |
MollyMag #YoumightbeaWisconsinprotester if you have ever thanked the cops "guarding" the Capitol or seen them carrying signs the next day |
BattiestGrrl If your spouse has ever referred to him/herself as a #WalkervilleWidow/er, #YouMightBeAWisconsinProtester |
MollyMag #YoumightbeaWisconsinprotester if you never used to vote a strict party ticket but refuse to ever vote Republican again. Ever. Ever |
Secretary of State Doug LaFollette said Wednesday that he would publish the bill June 28, meaning it will be effective June 29.... Some critics have questioned why La Follette is delaying the law's publishing. He said Wednesday he didn't understand the hurry to publish a law that is going to "harm and affect" thousands of people. "I just don't see what the big rush is here," he said.Dear SoS LaFollette,
But for every person who fears the passage of Walker's budget, there is another one who applauds the measure's fiscal restraint. They feel Walker's approach will ultimately lead to putting the state on better financial footing.It also notes
More than 130 Madison teachers are retiring this month, a 62 percent increase from the average number of retirements over the previous five years.
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