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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Bank Of America Pledges To Sometimes Stop Doing Stuff That Robs Customers Blind

Bank Of America Pledges To Sometimes Stop Doing Stuff That Robs Customers Blind

16 Easy Ways To Remove Budgety Deficit

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16. The easiest cut: stop funding grants to foreign governments to buy U.S.-made weapons.
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15. We can cut the new nuclear bomber and tactical weapons in Europe for $2 billion per year.
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14. If we were to cut outsourcing to defense contractors by 15%, we could save $30 billion this year.
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13. By reducing inefficiencies in , then we can reduce its overall budget by $20 billion.
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12. Save $8 billion per year: Eliminate two air force wings that only address past threats:
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11. New missiles, submarines, and strike fighters are a waste of money: We can save $22 billion per year if we stop.
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10. We can vastly reduce our nuclear warhead arsenal to save $21 billion per year:
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9. To save $11 billion each year, we can eliminate our remaining operations in Iraq
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8. We can eliminate 1/3 of our military bases in Europe and Asia to save $10 billion each year.
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7. End the War in Afghanistan to save Americans $122 billion per year.
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We're sharing our prescriptions for the fiscal crisis to show the U.S. is not broke. Help us spread our data and use to discuss.
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6. Create a new tax bracket for those making more than $1 million per year.
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We are not accusing you of breaking any laws, . If you claim you don't use tax havens, tell us what you pay in fed taxes.
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5. Levy a progressive estate tax on the 1%: New $35 billion in revenue per year.
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4. The stock option loophole creates lavish CEO rewards. Close the loophole: Money for people, not CEOs.
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3. Stop tax haven abuse by corporations like and : $100 billion/year
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2. Apply a levy on biggest banks. supports it. Banks deserve it.
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1. The a.k.a. financial transactions tax: $150 billion/year of new revenues.
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The U.S. is . Our report highlights 24 fiscal reforms that could make a difference:
  

 

 




Ending corporate personhood via a Constitutional Amendment: we are on our way.

Ending corporate personhood via a Constitutional Amendment: we are on our way.