dot marvin here on the news you need to know this twenty seventh month the role
of the economy added jobs
unfortunately the sixty nine thousand jobs created in may were well below
animus expectations
unemployment rate jumped up to eight point two percent
and all republicans and five so-called news will likely rejoice over the poor
jobs numbers think it will give them a better chance in the november elections
triggers a really patting themselves on the back for slowing down our economic
recovery
hell bent on austerity republicans is sucked money out of the economy
cut off unemployment benefits investments in education health care in
transportation
as economist paul krugman has pointed out
republicans during the reagan administration did not cut government
spending
or government
big grew during the nineteen eighties they grew government and increase
spending
if today's republican party which is what president obama dua reagan did
and they would be one point three million more americans today working as
school teachers cops and firefighters critical jobs that our nation needs
right now and our unemployment rate would be below seven percent
so what's the difference between today and when reagan was in office
republicans back then were trying to crash the economy to make reagan a
one-term president
in scrutiny of spain looks like it'll be a next domino to fall near ozone crisis
over one hundred billion euros of left the country in the first three months of
this year
more than a tenth of spain's g_d_p_
appears a growing the just like greece spain wilson need a euro bailout
but unlike grease paint his a huge economy the fourth biggest in europe
meaning a bailout would be a lot more expensive
fault would be catastrophic for the year off
me well enough ireland voters took to the polls to approve a new he you treaty
the requires ireland other heroes our nation's
need budget deficit goals two brand new austerity measures
polls indicate the treaty will likely pass
results are not expected to receive
does to the rest of the news the justice department has finally decided to get
involved
in the ongoing illegal voter purge
in florida
on thursday video j-east j sent a letter to florida secretary of state
demanding in and a governor rick scott's crusade to kick democratic voters off
the rolls
video jay informed florida that it is in violation of the voting rights act
ammunition national voter registration act
local elections supervised in florida have been speaking out about how many
errors are on governor
governor scott's list of voters who should be purged from the roles
and the miami herald published a study showing that most people targeted
ari the minorities or democratic voters
going on in florida's blatantly obvious
public governor rick scott is doing all he can to read the election before
november
and deliver the sunshine state to follow republican their ronnie dislike jeb bush
in cathleen harris did for george w_ bush in two thousand
the center for economic and policy research is out with a new study in how
to fix social security
are republicans push cutting benefits raising the retirement age in
privatizing the program altogether
c_p_r_ found that simply eliminating the cap on federal payroll taxes
would make social security solvent and payout full benefits
for more than the next seventy-five years
currently americans only pay social security taxes on their first hundred
and ten thousand dollars of income
being the most working americans pay the tax other full income
while rodney level super-rich americans
pay the tax only on a small fraction of their income
within the cap in making millionaires in billionaires pay the same share in
social security taxes
as working people
would only effect six point eight percent of americans
so what plan is better for america
republican plan a reason the retirement age see at the work in your seventies
for lifting the cap
forcing their brought me to pay the same social security tax rate as working
americans
so that we could all enjoy decent retirement
wisconsin recall elections heading into the home stretch with only four days
until voters at the polls
determine the fate of governor scott walker and his war on working people
and democrats are getting a boost to the final days as former president bill
clinton
exits down the rally voters in support of walkers challenger
a locking their tom barrett
polls are showing walker leads by a couple of points thanks in large part to
his huge spending advantage
he's out spending bharat thirty million dollars to four million dollars
the democrats up there better ground game will turn voters out to the polls
on tuesday and give walker the boot
this is a call to action to all americans in around wisconsin
inactive unorganized because working people need your help
speaking of getting active works
occupied buffalo protesters on thursday convince their city to and its business
ties
j_p_ morgan chase
and move forty five million dollars out of the wall street giant and into a
local bank
first niagara financial group
as the buffalo city comptroller said about the move alittle funds earned more
interest with first niagara
a local a major local employer headquartered buffalo
but it also sends a crystal clear message to j p morgan chase that the
city of buffalo
is not happy with their business practices
what a great successes of the occupy movement since it began this year
convincing americans businesses an entire city
move hundreds of millions of dollars out of wall street banks
and into local banks it's keeping up
and finally meet the politician formerly known as eddie gonzalez and now known as
vote for eddie dot com
attracting solace is running for congress in florida's twenty fifth
congressional district
legally changed his name to vote for eddie dot com
so his name will appear on the ballot just like that
boat freddie icons and his top priority is and in america's addiction or l
but he'll likely do very little to end americans addiction to be internet
and that's the way it is today friday
june first
twenty twelve
i'm tom hartman