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Posts Tagged ‘deficit’
Cartoon of the day
Posted: 13 May 2013 in UncategorizedTags: austerity, Bangladesh, cartoon, crisis, deficit, Detroit, disaster, economy, Europe, Thomas Friedman, workers
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 5 May 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Bangladesh, cartoon, deficit, factory, garments, guns, Iraq, military, recovery, United States, war, workers
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 3 May 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Bangladesh, cartoon, Congress, corporations, deficit, economists, military, poverty, regulations, sequestration, Texas, workers
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 26 February 2013 in UncategorizedTags: cartoon, corporations, debt, deficit, military, minimum wage, Republicans, rich, sequestration, taxes, United States
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 17 February 2013 in UncategorizedTags: cartoon, corporations, corruption, crisis, debt, deficit, economy, sequestration, Spain, war
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 7 February 2013 in UncategorizedTags: banks, cartoon, Congress, deficit, politics, Republicans, sequestration, Wall Street
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 14 January 2013 in UncategorizedTags: banks, cartoon, corporations, deficit, HSBC, Obama, United States
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 11 January 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Biden, cartoon, debt, deficit, Geithner, McConnell, Obama, Republicans, Syria, Tea Party, war
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Cartoon of the day
Posted: 8 January 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Boehner, cartoon, debt, deficit, fiscal cliff, guns, NRA, Obama, Social Security, taxes, United States, violence, workers
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As the Pew Research Center explains,
while the public endorses a balanced approach to deficit reduction, majorities continue to oppose making cuts in federal funding for several specific programs, including education (77% disapprove), roads and transportation (67%), programs to aid low-income Americans (58%) and military defense (55%). And majorities also disapprove of gradually raising the retirement age for Medicare and Social Security (56% each).
In fact, the only deficit reduction proposals that garner more support than opposition – among 12 items tested – are those that affect higher income Americans, either directly or indirectly. Of the 12, by far the most widely supported option is raising taxes on incomes over $250,000; fully 69% approve of that proposal. Narrow majorities also favor limiting the deductions a taxpayer can claim (54% approve) and raising the tax rate on investment income (52%).
