Category Archives: Social Security

A Shared Responsibility For The Environment And Each Other.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Democratic Perspective recently had the opportunity to speak with Congressman Raúl Grijalva of Tucson. Grijalva is representative for the 7th District in southern Arizona and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources, … Continue reading →

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Democratic Perspective Retrospective — Podcast October 24, 2011

Posted on October 27, 2011 by William Timberman

Our First 30 Weeks: A Democratic Perspective Retrospective. Since April 4th of this year, Democratic Perspective has been bringing Northern Arizona new voices and a fresh approach to international, national, state, and local political and economic issues. Our co-hosts, Mike … Continue reading →

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What Is Government For?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Democratic Perspective posed the question to Lane Kenworthy, Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona and author of Progress for the Poor, Jobs with Equality, Egalitarian Capitalism and In Search of National Economic Success. We began … Continue reading →

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A Manufactured Crisis — Podcast July 25, 2011

Posted on July 26, 2011 by William Timberman

Debt Ceilings and the Deficit: The Republicans Threaten To Wreck the Government — Again. Newt Gingrich tried shutting the government down in 1995, and got handed his walking papers, but Republicans are nothing if not persistent. John Boehner’s grandstanding may … Continue reading →

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A Manufactured Crisis

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

For months now, the Republicans (especially the Tea Party representatives) have used the debt ceiling as a means to leverage power against President Obama and the Democratic Senate. As we recently pointed out on Democratic Perspective, this is an entirely … Continue reading →

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Republican Myths about Privatization and De-Regulation

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Leading conservative, Grover Norquist, once said, “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” And it seems the Republican … Continue reading →

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Conservative Myths about Social Security — Podcast April 18, 2011

Posted on April 19, 2011 by William Timberman

Conservative Myths about Social Security: You hear Republicans say these things every day, but none of them are true. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DemPerspective-04-18-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Debunking Common Myths about Social Security

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

For many years, conservatives opposed to Social Security have created and perpetuated a number of myths regarding our social safety net. Following are just a few of those myths and the non-partisan truth about the program: Myth 1 – We … Continue reading →

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Social Security and the Deficit Hawks — Podcast April 11, 2011

Posted on April 13, 2011 by William Timberman

Social Security and the Deficit Hawks: Why Social Security isn’t an entitlement, and isn’t going broke, despite what conservative Republicans would like you to believe. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DemPerspective-04-11-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Social Security Is Insurance. Not An Entitlement.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Shamed by scenes of the elderly living in abject poverty following the Great Depression, Congress passed the Social Security Act which was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. At the time, poverty rates among senior … Continue reading →

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