The GOP’s tactic of holding the middle class hostage to ensure larger tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans is as tired as most of us feel this Monday morning. Here is what the President has to say, "Instead of doing what's right for middle-class families and small business owners, Republicans in Congress are holding these tax cuts hostage until we extend tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans,"
Obama presses GOP on Bush tax cut plan - USA Today
Are you sick of hearing the far right wing aggressively push for Right to Work (for Less) legislation? Michiganders might just have the answer!
In Michigan, a ballot measure to enshrine union rights - Reuters
As we posted on our Facebook page last week, if you want to go back to the “good old days” support unions and buy American.
Democrats cried foul over a candidate's use on a non-union print shop, but not all Democrats go union - Burlington Free Press
The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce supported the last increase in the federal minimum wage on July 2009, and believes another raise is overdue. Margot Dorfman, CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, says, “The business owners I talk with every day say that, far from hurting their businesses, raising the minimum wage in fact helps small businesses and the broader economy.” Maybe the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will get the message, but we won’t hold our breath.
Higher minimum wage good for Main Street businesses - Press Citizen
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