Leading Conservative attacks Bush on economy

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Monday February 06, 2006 · 4:43 PM PST

2006/02/06 · 16:43

Paul Craig Roberts served as Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan. Yes, he is a staunch conservative, but I often read his articles because they are very informative.

According to Mr. Roberts, the Bush Adm. and large corporations are lying to the public about the job market and the unemployment rate.

In the article, Roberts states January 2006 was "the 61st month that the US economy has been unable to create any jobs except jobs in domestic nontradable services, most of which are low paid." He goes on to say the unemployment rate is much higher than reported because the job numbers do not include the many workers who have given up looking.

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Democrats could learn from the Ralph Nader tax plan

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Saturday February 04, 2006 · 3:25 PM PST

2006/02/04 · 15:25

I was reading a June 21, 2004 interview with Ralph Nader in, yes, The American Conservative magazine.

I was very impressed with Nader's tax plan - zero income tax on wages below $100,000 and the lost revenue made up with taxes on wealth and stock/bond transactions. I think it would do wonders to bring back the white, working class and middle class vote. Note: I'm assuming the plan would be at least revenue neutral -