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Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: The dichotomy of Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign website says “Believe in America.” Why should Americans believe in Mitt Romney when he reported his residential address as his son’s home in Massachusetts while taking the “residency” property tax deduction on his home in Utah? Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger asserts that Romney gamed the political system when he switched [...] -
Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: America Should Reconsider Its Bail-Out Of The Nuclear Power Industry
No new nuclear power plants have been built in the United States since the late 1970′s. However, in 2009, Senator Lamar Alexander from Tennessee unveiled his blueprint to build 100 nuclear power plants within the next 20 years. Even with the nuclear power plant crisis unfolding in Japan, the senator insists that nuclear energy is [...] -
Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: Subsidized Child Care Breaks the Cycle of Poverty
Subsidized childcare for low income families is supported in full or in part on a sliding scale basis by federal and state taxpayer dollars. In San Diego County, subsidized childcare and child development programs include state funded preschools, CalWORKS, Head Start programs, and a network of other alternative payment programs. Federally funded Head Start programs [...] -
Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: Californians Benefit from Funding Higher Education
For years, California has had the best publicly funded colleges and universities in the nation, which fueled the state’s innovation and thriving economy. However, budget deficits have caused our state-funded colleges to shoulder painful funding cuts. Currently, the UC and CSU systems and our state community colleges are facing $1.4 billion in funding cuts. Tax-and-spend [...]
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Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: Liberty One Radio can be the Voice of Progressives in Southern California
Conservative talk radio has taken over our nation’s airwaves. With radical right sophists like Glen Beck proclaiming that “progressivism is a cancer in America…eating our constitution,” Progressives need to passionately voice progressive values to the public more than ever.We must counter the lies with the truth.San Diego County is home to over 3 million,but has been [...] -
Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: Why the Bush-Era Tax Cuts Should Not be Extended to the Nation’s Top 2-Percent
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell argues that increasing taxes on the nation’s top 2-percent would hurt small businesses. However, legislation enacted by Congress this year encourages job creation and gives tax breaks to small businesses. In March, President Obama signed the HIRE Act to promote job creation. The Act exempts private-sector employers that hire workers [...]
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Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: Where Have America’s Good-Paying Jobs Gone?
In September, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with Senate Republicans killed the vote on Senate Bill 3816, a bill which would have ended tax breaks for companies that ship American jobs to foreign countries only to import foreign-made products back to the United States. Since the early 80′s our nation’s good-paying jobs have been outsourced [...] -
Tracy Emblem wrote a new diary post: Out of the Ashes We Can Build Strong Progressive Leadership
Nationwide, most Democrats are bemoaning the large loss of House seats last Tuesday. However, it was many of the “Blue Dog” democrats who were defeated in the general election. The Huffington Post reports: “the conservative Blue Dogs lost half their members, while the Progressive Caucus remains near eighty.” What does this mean? Our nation’s Independent [...]
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tracyemblem wrote a new diary post: What Does “Free Market” Actually Mean to the Majority of the Public?
“Free Market” is defined as a market based economy free of any intervention and regulation by the government where those in control are “free” to squeeze every last dime from consumers. “Free Market” means “free” to foist foreign defective products like Chinese produced drywall on the public or to sell children’s toy products made with [...]
