Category Archives: Economy

Romney Plan: Bad For Iowans

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Dave Bradley

An analysis of the Romney – Ryan Plan put out by the Center for American Progress shows that the Romney-Ryan Plan could hit most Iowans in the pocketbook extremely hard. Considering that most are far from recovered from the most recent … Continue reading →

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Democrats Make Better Job Creators

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Paul Deaton

The contrast between Democratic and Republican approaches to the government’s role in job creation could not be clearer than with the Branstad administration’s recently announced deal with the Egyptian corporation Orascom. The company plans to build a fertilizer plant in … Continue reading →

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FDR’s Words Still True

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Dave Bradley

“Necessitous men are not free men.” Franklin Roosevelt spoke these words over 75 years ago in his acceptance speech for a second term. They are still just as true as the day he spoke them. You can find the whole … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich On Romney

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I am a fan of Robert Reich. In this article Reich is interviewed by Joan Brunwasser of Citizen’s for Election Reform (CER). Ms. Brunwasser asks the question of Reich that many of us ask over and over to almost anyone … Continue reading →

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A Government for All the People

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Today we have a guest post by Dave Hunt of Tipton. Dave is a retired educator and former Iowa Teacher of the Year. Before we all end up “spitting through clenched teeth”, some clarification is needed. Republicans and Democrats agree … Continue reading →

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Prime the Pump

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Dave Bradley

This is another guest post from Larry Hodgden. Larry is a retired Viet Nam era veteran of the USAF. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children and seven grandchildren who keep him very busy. Family, education, … Continue reading →

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Democrats Are The Adults

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Many years ago I saved back part of a post from the website dailykos. Most of you are familiar with dailykos. There are some incredibly smart folks there.  Unfortunately I did not keep the link to this particular post just … Continue reading →

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BRING THE JOBS HOME!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Working families, community members and small business owners will be speaking at a press conference, Thursday July 12, at 4:30 PM at Raygun, 400 East Locust, supporting the “Bring The Jobs Home Act”, that Congress will be voting on. Iowa … Continue reading →

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Buy American, Support iowa

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dave Bradley

The following message was sent out by Congressman Loebsack for the Independence Day holiday. This is a message that is relevant every day of the year Every year for the Fourth of July Iowans join family, friends, and neighbors to … Continue reading →

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Romney Types ARE The Problem

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dave Bradley

July 4th always used to be a day when I felt proud of our country. It used to be the day when I thought of the America where a young person of quite humble background could grow up to be a … Continue reading →

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