But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."...

Taxation and class war: Hunting the rich | The Economist

Seeded on Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:12 PM EDT (The Economist)

Until there is a willingness on the part of Republicans to compromise on ways to raise revenue, there will be no progress towards fixing the economy. But, then again, that may be what drives their intransigence.

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Effective tax rates: Taxing times | The Economist

Seeded on Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:42 PM EDT (The Economist)

The effective tax rate for Americans earning more than $100,000.00 is about 25%, which places this country 14 out of the 16 larger economies.

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Jon Huntsman: Does a "center right" presidential candidate have a prayer? - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:17 PM EDT (CBS News)

A Republican candidate who respects science and who believes in compromise would actually present the country with a choice between two reasonable and rational alternatives.

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Is Libya a victory for Obama? - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:10 PM EDT (CBS News)

President Obama policies remove middle east dictator at much less cost, in lives and money, than it took his predecessor. But will anyone on the right consider it a vicotry?

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