Robert Reich: Give Up Your Wealth or Middle Class Will Attack You

Fox Nation 3/1/2011

Robert Reich has actually argued that the rich should welcome redistributing more of their income to prevent an angry American populace from turning on them.

Clinton’s former Labor Secretary made his astounding assertion on Cenk Uygur’s MSNBC show this evening.

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Memo to Washington: No more bailouts

Editorial Washington Examiner 4/18/2010

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is catching hell from the Washington establishment for having the temerity to tell the truth about the fine print in the Obama-Dodd Wall Street reform bill. McConnell is raising alarms about the proposal’s provision to make Washington bailouts a permanent feature: “It’s almost as if the […]

Reich: The Last Big Question: Will Health Care Reform Be Paid For By The Rich or the Middle Class?

by Robert Reich RobertReich.org Monday, January 11, 2010

There’s only one big remaining issue on health care reform: how to pay for it. The House wants a 5.4 percent surtax on couples earning at least $1 million in annual income. The Senate wants a 40 percent excise tax on employer-provided “Cadillac plans.” The Senate will […]

Robert Reich: Forget healthcare, focus on employment

Robert Reich’s Blog

Health Care Reform is Critically Important, But Getting Americans Back to Work is More So Sunday, November 1, 2009

“…I sincerely hope America gets genuine health reform and I hope it’s stronger than what’s emerging in the Senate. (Whoever voted for Joe Lieberman last time around ought to pray for continued good […]

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