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Why the Aversion to Middle Class Leadership?

February 14, 2012 By PaulHeroux 7 Comments

I’ve got an idea that brings real positive change to the Commonwealth. Let’s ask some of the moderate and level-headed determined protesters who gathered at the Rose Kennedy Greenway last year to serve as the members of the embattled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: leadership, middle-class, Paul Heroux, Rose Kennedy Greenway

Joanna Weiss, we wish it were so easy to “sign up” union members

February 27, 2011 By cccc 8 Comments

In todays Globe, Joanna Weiss has in interesting editorial about public perception of unions. See here: http://www.boston.com/bostongl... She qoutes a recent Pew survey that shows that a majority of the public does not support unions. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democracy, labor, middle-class, unions

Defending the American Dream in Wisconsin

February 22, 2011 By bmass Leave a Comment

Those public servants assembled in Madison, and everyone gathered at our State House, deserve better than this.  We must not allow them to be made scapegoats in an agenda to hobble America's labor movement.  State governments will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american-dream, democracy, labor, middle-class, unions, wisconsin

What is a “middle class lifestyle” these days?

November 15, 2010 By AmberPaw 20 Comments

A live able wage for the working classes means: 1.  You can rent a safe and sanitary apartment with heat, light, water, no leaks, functioning appliances, and sufficient space for you and your family. 2.  Food, sufficient and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 401k, living-wage, middle-class, pension, self-employment, social-security

Thank You Martha Coakley

September 15, 2010 By liveandletlive 2 Comments

Thank You for your thorough and ongoing investigation into the unreasonable distribution charges imposed by National Grid.  It is very hard to be a consumer advocate in such a hostile corporate environment.  Corporations have an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attorney-general-martha-coakley, economy, massachusetts, middle-class, national-grid, price-gouging

30 Million long term unemployed

February 23, 2010 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

30 Million long term unemployed many of whom have never been unemployed before, and have worked 20 or 30 years. Can our weakened, privatized "safety net" absorb 30 million starving homeless people? If those natural and corporate persons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: homelessness, job-growth, middle-class, out-sourcing, safety-net, unemployment

Middle class is hurting because of GOP policies or lack there of

August 28, 2009 By ray-m 22 Comments

We seem to have a strong  anti tax and small government group lurking in the midst of our country.  Many of these people affiliated with these groups are individuals like me, the average middle class citizen chugging away everyday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: economy, middle-class

National Grid wants more money.

July 7, 2009 By liveandletlive 12 Comments

The cost of electricity and it's transmission is already way over the top.   from wggb.com The largest electric utility in Massachusetts wants to use the extra $111 million in revenue to upgrade its electrical distribution system and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: basic-needs, electricity, greed, inflation, middle-class, national-grid, western-ma, working-poor

Economics 101: Why I now believe it is time to nationalize our Banks

January 26, 2009 By woburndem 11 Comments

Ok maybe you got a clue from the title but if you missed it here are the details. It seems Citigroup was concerned about not having enough corporate jets to satisfy their executives so with a portion of the bail out money they received in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bail-out, banks, citigroup, democrat, economics, economy, middle-class, nationalize, obama

Turn on a light, Economics 101; Tarp money myths and misstatements. With Poll

January 16, 2009 By woburndem 3 Comments

Let me preface the discussion with the comments that preceded her statements, Peggy Noonan was criticizing the outlandish bonuses that were received during the time when these banks were making high risk bets that have ultimately cost you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bailout, bank-of-american, banks, citigroup, economy, massachusetts, middle-class, tarp

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OthemtsLiam Sullivan@Othemts·
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Massachusetts Poised to Do the Wrong Thing by Taking Over Boston Public Schools https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/22/massachusetts-poised-to-do-the-wrong-thing-by-taking-over-boston-public-schools/ via @dianeravitch #MAPoli #MAEdu

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📛NETFLIX FIRES WOKE EMPLOYEES.
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chipgoineschip goines@chipgoines·
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And the people who gasped at Rayla's comments weren't liberals. They were her own people. #mapoli

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GarethS49101536Gareth Saunders@GarethS49101536·
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#mapoli #bospoli what are our political and business leaders doing about these gas prices?🤔🤷🏽‍♂️💯

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chipgoineschip goines@chipgoines·
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That's great that you're tweeting through it, but you do that know you're going to (checks notes) "get owned by the libs" in November b/c of tweets like this, right? #mapoli

RaylaForMA@RaylaForMA

Nomination locked up! Happy to bring a little energy with my audacious acceptance speech. Good to show a little chutzpah now and then. Glad the soy boy crew with @MattPStout and the Planned Parenthood gang looked on with chagrin. Nothing makes me happier.

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TWallackTodd Wallack@TWallack·
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This was a challenging quote for Massachusetts journalists over the weekend. #mapoli https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/metro/massachusetts-republicans-gather-springfield-with-trump-backed-geoff-diehl-likely-get-activists-nod/?event=event25

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