Monday, December 5, 2011

Today's Teamster News 12.05.11

GOP Supercommittee Member Admits Bush Tax Cuts Didn’t Create Jobs, Can’t Explain Why  ThinkProgress   ... To justify their objection to taxing the wealthy, Republicans have revived their false claim that taxing the rich amounts to taxing small business owners and job creators...
A Secret Scandal  Slate   ...The government and the big banks deceived the public about their $7 trillion secret loan program. They should be punished...
Prosecuting Wall Street  60 Minutes   ...It's been three years since the financial crisis crippled the American economy, and much to the consternation of the general public and the demonstrators on Wall Street, there has not been a single prosecution of a high-ranking Wall Street executive or major financial firm even though fraud and financial misrepresentations played a significant role in the meltdown...
Detroit in a hostile takeover bid?  Associated Press   ...The idea is extreme, even in a city accustomed to fighting for survival: Should the state of Michigan step in to run Detroit?...
Occupy Our Homes: Shining a Light on Our Great Failure  New Deal 2.0   ...The financial crisis effectively started with the housing crisis, and it will not end until we find a way to resolve the housing crisis...
'Right to work' debate shaping up in Indiana  Associated Press   ... Indiana lawmakers squaring off on a "right to work" proposal in the coming legislative session will be talking jobless numbers -- but it's not clear which measurement they'll use...