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The Raging Grannies and The Contract For The American Dream

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  • MAKE WORK PAY

  • SECURE SOCIAL SECURITY

  • RETURN TO FAIRER TAX RATES

  • END THE WARS AND INVEST AT HOME

  • TAX WALL STREET SPECULATION

  • STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY

  • Seems a whole lot better than the Ryan(Norquist) plan doesn't it?For those unfamiliar with that abomination, it can be found here, though you'll have to read between the BS: http://www.roadmap.republicans.budget.house.gov/

    Essentially the GOP plan is the opposite of The Contract for the American Dream. It privatizes Medicare and Social Security while producing even more cuts to social programs and more tax breaks to the rich. Nothing in there about rebuilding infrastructure, ending wars, creating good paying jobs, securing Social Security or preserving Democracy. Only "stay the course" as depicted by George W Bush at an even faster, more damaging rate than his installation.

    As for the tea party, with all their money and influence(ala Koch brothers and Grover Norquist among others), all their media supported lies and all their twisted ideology, we have real people on our side like The Raging Grannies! Also teachers, firemen, policemen, nurses and other workers who have lost their jobs or who will lose their jobs if this economic disaster is allowed to continue. Our event was only one of many, vibrant events that happened yesterday across the country in hundreds of towns and cities. Imagine an event with hundreds of thousands of people, altogether and converging upon one spot, Washington, DC. It is on its way if we make it happen! We must make it happen if we are ever to preserve a reasonable future for our kids and grandkids. My guess is the Raging Grannies will get there and if they can do it, so can we all!

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