Once in a while I come across a blog post so powerful that I can’t just condense and link to it. It has to be seen in full. This is one of those posts. Enough About Osama Bin Laden. When Will Wall Street Crooks Go To Jail? Where Are The Jobs? by: Hillbilly Sat May [...]

Posted on May 9th, 2011 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Jobs, Taxes | 1 Comment »

By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Today’s the day. If you wait til tomorrow to pay your Federal income tax bill you may be subject to interest and penalties.  If you’re lucky enough to earn enough to pay income taxes, you can still do it online for free, and make the deadline. As a public service, here [...]

Posted on April 18th, 2011 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is filibustering the Obama tax cut “compromise.” No idea how long this will last, but at 2 p.m. ET Friday it’s on C-SPAN This is a real live filibuster, not a Repug-style threat. Bernie’s saying stuff, not just posturing. Watch for a few minutes. It may lift [...]

Posted on December 10th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Yesterday’s election results left no doubt that  economic recovery is #1 on the voters’ agenda.  Here’s a rule politicians would do well to memorize: When people aren’t thinking with their hormones, they’re thinking with their wallets. Now we have a House of Representatives that thinks the way to recovery consists of [...]

Posted on November 3rd, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Economic crisis: US, Election 2010, Election 2012, House of Representatives, Jobs, Senate, Taxes | 8 Comments »

By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Starting in eighth grade, back in Paleolithic times when I was a student, we were taught to read newspapers analytically — to ask questions about what the words said, not just swallow them whole. I don’t see much evidence that skill is being taught today — nor in the past 40 [...]

Posted on September 20th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Climate Change Legislation, Economic Justice, Media, Politics and Political Issues, Taxes | No Comments »

Posted by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson I have more to say about fresh produce and children, but it can wait. This post, by someone whose opinions always make sense to me and whose way of expressing them I admire, is more important. Jed Lewison’s explanation of why our economy is how it is and what needs [...]

Posted on September 1st, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson It’s one thing to say that you disagree with someone’s opinions, and another to say they are wrong. When I was a child, busy learning how the world wags and forming my ethical and social principles, we were at war (that would be the Second World War) and people on the [...]

Posted on April 15th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Economic Justice, Taxes | 2 Comments »