poor Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/poor/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png poor Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/poor/ 32 32 12773863 Report: Poor Families Pay Double The Tax Rate as Rich Families https://ezkool.com/2015/01/report-poor-families-pay-double-the-tax-rate-as-rich-families/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/report-poor-families-pay-double-the-tax-rate-as-rich-families/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:41:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57391 And the Republicans rejoice. They have been working for this outcome for decades! Middle- and low-income Americans are facing far higher state and local taxes than the wealthy, according to a new report assessing tax data from all 50 states. In all, the analysis by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/report-poor-families-pay-double-the-tax-rate-as-rich-families/feed/ 0 57391 On Wealth, Inequality Rules https://ezkool.com/2014/12/wealth-inequality-rules/ https://ezkool.com/2014/12/wealth-inequality-rules/#respond Sun, 14 Dec 2014 21:58:25 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56664 So I’m perusing through the news and I see this article about a Pew Research study on median wealth in the United States and how the Great Recession impacted household worth. It is a stunning indictment of our fiscal, social and moral progress as a nation. If there’s anyone out there who needs a basic […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/12/wealth-inequality-rules/feed/ 0 56664 Gap Between The Rich And Poor Now Same As in 1920s https://ezkool.com/2014/04/gap-between-the-rich-and-poor-now-same-as-in-1920s/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/gap-between-the-rich-and-poor-now-same-as-in-1920s/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:16:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49840 Yet, Republicans and the rich are trying to extend that gap even more by implementing laws that will take from the poor and middle class, and give to the rich.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/gap-between-the-rich-and-poor-now-same-as-in-1920s/feed/ 0 49840 The Shocking Cost of Corporate Welfare https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-shocking-cost-of-corporate-welfare/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-shocking-cost-of-corporate-welfare/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:16:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49006 Republicans never miss the opportunity to tell you that poor people are leaches, sucking the life from the economy with their greed through the welfare system. But they never mention their millionaire friends and businesses, who are milking the system even more than the pocket change going to the poor. State and local governments have […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-shocking-cost-of-corporate-welfare/feed/ 0 49006 Poll: Republicans Know Nothing about The Poor and They Don’t Care https://ezkool.com/2014/01/poll-republicans-know-nothing-about-the-poor-and-they-dont-care/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/poll-republicans-know-nothing-about-the-poor-and-they-dont-care/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:17:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47203 They think Americans are poor because they’re too lazy. Findings released Thursday by Pew showed that most Republicans think rich people are largely responsible for their socioeconomic status. They also feel the same way about poor people. Fifty-seven percent of GOP voters said that a person is rich because “he or she worked harder than […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/poll-republicans-know-nothing-about-the-poor-and-they-dont-care/feed/ 0 47203 Republicans’ Idea of Christianity… (PIC) https://ezkool.com/2013/12/republicans-idea-of-christianity-pic/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/republicans-idea-of-christianity-pic/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2013 18:07:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46122 Based on how they have legislated recently, I’m sure Republicans would say that this is actually in the Bible.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/12/republicans-idea-of-christianity-pic/feed/ 0 46122 Thanks To Republicans, 57,000 Children Cut From Head Start Program https://ezkool.com/2013/08/thanks-to-republicans-57000-children-cut-from-head-start-program/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/thanks-to-republicans-57000-children-cut-from-head-start-program/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:39:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41777 Just the way the Republicans planned it. Head Start programs across the country eliminated services for 57,000 children in the coming school year to balance budgets diminished by the federal sequester, cutting 1.3 million days from Head Start center calendars and laying off or reducing pay for more than 18,000 employees, according to federal government data scheduled […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/thanks-to-republicans-57000-children-cut-from-head-start-program/feed/ 0 41777 The Fast and Furious 6 Short Review (Spoilers) https://ezkool.com/2013/05/the-fast-and-furious-6-short-review-spoilers/ https://ezkool.com/2013/05/the-fast-and-furious-6-short-review-spoilers/#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 18:30:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=36090 Well the weather hasn’t been great here in New Jersey so I stayed away from the shore this Memorial Day Weekend and spent Monday night at the movies with my friends. They talked me into seeing Fast and Furious 6; here is my short review.   What I liked: There are two simple things that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/05/the-fast-and-furious-6-short-review-spoilers/feed/ 0 36090 Mitt Romney – Bain Was Formed To “Harvest” Companies For Potential Profit https://ezkool.com/2012/09/mitt-romney-bain-was-formed-to-harvest-companies-for-potential-profit/ https://ezkool.com/2012/09/mitt-romney-bain-was-formed-to-harvest-companies-for-potential-profit/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:03:38 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=19410 Another gem from Mother Jones: In the clip below, Mitt Romney is describing the real reason for Bain. Not to act as a job creator like Romney often says, but to invest in other companies with the hopes that in five to eight years, Bain could “harvest” to make a profit. I’ll let Romney explain in his […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/09/mitt-romney-bain-was-formed-to-harvest-companies-for-potential-profit/feed/ 2 19410 House Republicans Pretending The Senate Approved Paul Ryan’s Budget https://ezkool.com/2012/04/house-republicans-pretending-the-senate-approved-paul-ryans-budget/ https://ezkool.com/2012/04/house-republicans-pretending-the-senate-approved-paul-ryans-budget/#respond Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:55:41 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=17013 House Republicans have all agreed and passed the Paul Ryan Budget – a budget that takes $5.3 Trillion from services that helps the poor and transfer $4.3 Trillion to the rich in the form of subsidies and tax cuts. Knowing that the Democratically controlled Senate will never approve such a dumb and draconian budget, House […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/04/house-republicans-pretending-the-senate-approved-paul-ryans-budget/feed/ 0 17013 Poverty In America – More Whites In Poverty Than Blacks https://ezkool.com/2012/01/poverty-in-america-more-whites-in-poverty-than-blacks/ https://ezkool.com/2012/01/poverty-in-america-more-whites-in-poverty-than-blacks/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:00:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=14876  Edward Wyckoff Williams writes: The leaders of today’s Republican Party are expert storytellers. When it comes to manipulating racial stereotypes for political gain, they are akin to animation artists of the 1920s: coloring the lines in black and white. Last Thursday Newt Gingrich told a crowd of senior citizens in New Hampshire, “The African-American community should […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/01/poverty-in-america-more-whites-in-poverty-than-blacks/feed/ 3 14876 While Congress Got Richer, Average Americans Got Poorer https://ezkool.com/2011/12/while-congress-got-richer-average-americans-got-poorer/ https://ezkool.com/2011/12/while-congress-got-richer-average-americans-got-poorer/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:22:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=14475 The New York Times is once again, shedding some light on the selfish, mine mine mine mentality that is now elected Congressional members. Apparently, Congress is the place to go if you want to be a millionaire, while the rest of your constituents suffer! While the median net worth of members of Congress jumped 15 […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/12/while-congress-got-richer-average-americans-got-poorer/feed/ 0 14475 Romney Went From “Growing Up Rich” To “Having No Toilets” In 24 Hours. https://ezkool.com/2011/12/romney-went-from-growing-up-rich-to-having-no-toilets-in-24-hours/ https://ezkool.com/2011/12/romney-went-from-growing-up-rich-to-having-no-toilets-in-24-hours/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:59:36 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=14059 Mitt Romney wants you to see him as an average man. After tarnishing that ‘average man’ image in the debate on Saturday, where he offered Rick Perry $10,000.00 on a bet, Romney is now trying to revise the public’s view of him. But is it too late? Can Romney flip-flop one more time to save […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/12/romney-went-from-growing-up-rich-to-having-no-toilets-in-24-hours/feed/ 1 14059 Republicans Failed To Act, So President Obama Gives From His Own Pocket https://ezkool.com/2011/10/republicans-failed-to-act-so-president-obama-gives-from-his-own-pocket/ https://ezkool.com/2011/10/republicans-failed-to-act-so-president-obama-gives-from-his-own-pocket/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:24 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=12891 New reports and a book by Eli Saslow shed even more light on the person making the decisions in the White House. President Obama, it’s reported, has dug into his own pocket and is giving to struggling Americans. “It’s not something I should advertise, but it has happened,” the president told Saslow. In an interview with Eli, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/10/republicans-failed-to-act-so-president-obama-gives-from-his-own-pocket/feed/ 1 12891 Michele Bachmann Campaign Running On Fumes https://ezkool.com/2011/09/michele-bachmann-campaign-running-on-fumes/ https://ezkool.com/2011/09/michele-bachmann-campaign-running-on-fumes/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:57:55 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=12191 And we are not talking about the exhaust fumes Sarah Palin likes to smell either. No, Michele Bachmann’s campaign is so broke, they can’t even pay attention… Okay, okay…, back to the facts. The New York Post reports; Insiders are whispering that the Tea Party darling’s financials are grim and she may be out of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/09/michele-bachmann-campaign-running-on-fumes/feed/ 3 12191 Unemployed Mitt Romney Breaks Down His $12 Million Home https://ezkool.com/2011/08/unemployed-mitt-romney-breaks-down-his-12-million-home/ https://ezkool.com/2011/08/unemployed-mitt-romney-breaks-down-his-12-million-home/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:46:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=11096 Mitt Romney is running for President of the United States, and the Republican candidate recently met with a group of unemployed voters in Tamper Florida back in June, and told them of his hardships, claiming that he too was unemployed. Well luck must have smiled on Mr. Romney since that encounter with the people of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/08/unemployed-mitt-romney-breaks-down-his-12-million-home/feed/ 0 11096 The Young, The Poor, The Blacks And The Stupid https://ezkool.com/2011/04/the-young-the-poor-the-blacks-and-the-stupid/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/the-young-the-poor-the-blacks-and-the-stupid/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:35:38 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7952 As we near the time for the gathering of soothe sayers, spin doctors and corporate-made shills to throw their hats in the ring for the circus of illusions that the 2012 presidential elections promises to be, I’m reminded of a technique commonly used in marketing. The target consumer’s tendencies, mood and environment are studied and well-known by those merchants whose livelihood depends upon consumers viewing […]

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