Barack Obama promised he would lower taxes for 95 percent of Americans and presumably raise them for the 5 percent who benefited most under President Bush’s tax policies. But, remarkably, the most affluent 5 percent supported Obama and that was perhaps the key to his victory last week. Full Story »
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The voting percentages by groups needs sourcing to validate the analysis. If correct, the trend shows more voters from higher income levels, youth and minorities. Obama's backing came from a "fusion of expanded minority voting and the expanded upper class" who believe " more than ever before in government intervention, teamwork and collective action." and "they have switched their votes as part of a rejection of the religious right, the war in Iraq, and laissez-faire economics." ... More »
I believe the environmental and economic problems confronting the world, and the US especially, will bring about changes unimagined now, and this ... More »
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