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+ updated at 4:32pm EST on Wednesday 12/12/12

+ Back to Economic Justice: 2 of the latest posts by the brilliant Paul Krugman:

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/the-yes-minister-theory-of-the-medicare-age/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/delusions-of-wisdom/

If only the Democrats would be advocates for Economic Justice the way Krugman and Reich are, among others like Bernie Sanders and Michael Moore.  Oh I could name so many more.  Like Ed Schultz.  Like Amy Goodman. 

+ Economic Justice is really important so don't miss the important links below.  Just as important is the need to deal with climate change.  Here is a pie chart explaining clearly why the climate deniers need to be revealed as the uninformed and misinformed non-experts they are. Thank You Bill McKibben for sharing this and for all you do to protect and preserve our home, our planet.

+ I have found a very informative article on the Federal Budget:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/17/156918878/dissecting-federal-spending-with-an-eye-on-cuts

So much of the conversation is missing the point when it comes to what cuts can really be made.  WE NEED MORE REVENUE and I believe this article and the 2 Reich posts below will help you see why.

+ The latest 2 posts by Robert Reich get to the heart of the problem, the growing injustice which seems to be quite alright for the plutocrats: 

http://robertreich.org/post/37752857908 
http://robertreich.org/post/37674429285

Correct me if I am wrong but it seems to me that most of the people with great power and privilege simply don't care about the suffering of the poor who will be hard hit if we go the route of austerity. The plutocrats will not suffer. 

The Democrats need to fight as hard as ever for tax increases for the wealthy and no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Unemployment benefits and all other programs which help the poor and struggling middle class.  Thank You Robert Reich for being such a tremendous advocate for economic justice.  I hope the Democrats listen to you.