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September 28, 2012 0

France Piles €20 Billion in Tax Hikes on Businesses and Wealthy

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The Financial Times reports France unveils tough budget measures The measures announced on Friday included the controversial 75 per cent marginal tax rate on earned income above €1m a year, put in place for two years. But, as promised by President François Hollande, France was largely spared the kinds of hefty cuts in public spending, pensions and salaries imposed in other eurozone countries struggling to contain their sovereign debt.

September 23, 2012 0

Tipping the Balance of Power

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September 23, 2012 Democracy is a Form of Oppression  The modern concept of "democracy" is perhaps the most effective form of human oppression ever devised.

September 23, 2012 0

The Queen of Corporate-Fascist Faux "Democracy"

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Marilyn Carlson Nelson : CEO of Carlson, director of Exxon Mobil. Stephen Sestanovich : US State Department, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, CFR. Judy Shelton : director of Hilton Hotels Corporation & Atlantic Coast Airlines