Trump’s Pledge to Protect The Billionaire Class: A Threat To The Whole Concept Of Tax Fairness
Would You Like To See Giuliani Couch Surfing? Trump broke most of his 2016 campaign pledges when he was in the White House but if he gets...
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Howie Klein
May 125 min read
Trump Voters Don't Seem To Mind That He's A Swindler—Or Just Write All The Examples Off As Fake News
Trump Cheated The US Out Of $100 Million On Just One Project Normally we talk about what it will take to persuade conservative-leaning...
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Howie Klein
Mar 23 min read
The IRS Has Self Checkout Cashiers!— A Guest Post by Diane Young
Last month, Blue America endorsed Diane Young to replace Trump sycophant John James in the suburbs north of Detroit, basically southern...
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Howie Klein
Feb 2310 min read
How Should An Equitable Society Deal With People Who Insist On Having Private Jets?
When I worked as a TimeWarner division head (president of Reprise Records) I had a corporate jet at my disposal. I could have my...
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Howie Klein
Dec 16, 20235 min read
Trump Left Biden A Crappy, Sluggish Economy... Despite GOP Sabotage, The Economy Looks Pretty Good
Yesterday, the Dow broke another record— up 56.81 points to 37,305.16, an indication of improved sentiments among investors, who are...
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Howie Klein
Nov 3, 20234 min read
Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, The Wagner Group, MAGA Mike And The IRS... A Total Mess
Yesterday, even AIPAC’s top Democratic shills— like Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Greg Meeks (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Brad Schneider (D-IL)—...
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Howie Klein
Nov 1, 20235 min read
"At Least He's Better Than Gym Jordan" Is A Completely Incorrect Analysis Of MAGA Mike Johnson
In his Bulwark column yesterday, Mike Johnson, Polite Extremist, Matthew Taylor wrote that despite the calm demeanor, MAGA Mike “has deep...
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Howie Klein
Jul 25, 202313 min read
If You Pay Close Enough Attention The Republicans Will Always, Tell You What's Wrong With Them
I've Never Minded Paying Taxes-- I Love My Country Actually, I did mind paying taxes when I was a teenager. The War Against Vietnam was...
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Howie Klein
May 31, 20235 min read
Ultimately, The Public Will Blame Biden, Not McCarthy, For The Turd Sandwich
Yesterday, I asked a friend with whom I'm planning a holiday in India, if she thinks we should rent a house in Delhi or stay in a hotel...
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Howie Klein
Apr 20, 20232 min read
McCarthy Is Having A Hard Time Getting Enough GOP Support To Pass His Wretched Austerity Budget
Mostly Because Hardliners Want It Even Worse McCarthy’s austerity budget has already run into trouble in his own conference. Mainstream...
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Howie Klein
Jan 16, 20236 min read
Which Is Worse-- The Profligate Republicans Or The Fiscally Conservative Democrats?
Yes All Of The Above-- The Remedy Is Democratic Socialism Last week, AOC sent an e-mail to her supporters responding to a question she...
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Howie Klein
Jan 13, 20238 min read
The Circus Has Come To Town— The 118th Congress’ First Two Bills
Protecting Rich Tax Cheats And Putting Abortion Doctors In Prison Trumpism rules in the 118th Congress. No one can deny it— although Paul...
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Howie Klein
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Day One In The New House
Yesterday was the first real day of the 118th Congress. And the Republicans were off to a terrible start. They managed to pass their...
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Howie Klein
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Tom Emmer Is Still Not In Prison. Today He Will Be On The House Floor Stealing From The Public
As one of the senior members members of the House Financial Services Committee, Tom Emmer solicited and received massive bribes from all...
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Howie Klein
Aug 14, 20224 min read
Has Chuck Grassley Lost His Marbles?
It's now been clearly established that Dianne Feinstein is too senile to function effectively in the Senate. There’s no way to remove her...
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Howie Klein
Aug 13, 20223 min read
What Republicans Fear Most: An IRS Doing Its Job
The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act yesterday— 220-207. Pelosi noted that it “saves the planet while keeping more money in your...
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Howie Klein
Aug 3, 20222 min read
The IRS Needs To Tax Crooked Political Operations Pretending To Be Religions
I’m so-so ok with bona fide religious institutions not paying taxes on donations from their members, you know, like when they pass the...
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Howie Klein
Oct 27, 20216 min read
The Billionaires Don't Even Want To Pay For Build Back Worse. Should They Be Guillotined?
Yesterday all we heard about Build Back Better was two things-- a- yes, it's gutted and hardly worth all the bad p.r. that it engendered...
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Howie Klein
Jul 8, 20216 min read
Dems Have Majorities Across The Board... So Why Does It Seem Like Nothing's Getting Done?
The Washington Post headline seemed off to me: Conservative Groups Oppose IRS Funds In Infrastructure Deal. Jeff Stein and his team...
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Howie Klein
Apr 29, 20215 min read
Despite Aggressive GOP Obstruction & Sabotage, The Economy Is Recovering... Strongly
Don Beyer (D-VA), chair of Congress' Joint Economic Committee attributed the big jump in first quarter GDP to Biden's pandemic rescue...
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