by Drick Boyd | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Republican Congressional leaders John Boehner and Mitch MConnell have criticized President Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on people earning over $1 million per year and called it “class warfare.” The comment would be laughable, if the Republican leaders had not...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rep Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) has introduced the Fairness in Taxation bill, which seeks to have the wealthy pay their share in addressing the current budget problem. What follows is a letter to my Congressman, Rep Pat Meehan, asking him to support this proposed bill. I...
by Drick Boyd | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The term “preferential option for the poor” is a term bandied about by theologians and educators alike, especially those who have an interest and commitment to bettering the life conditions and opportunities of those who benefit least and suffer the most in our...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
The vice-presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden on October 2 was very interesting on many levels, but they each said something I hadn’t heard in all the talk around the $700 billion bailout, buyout, rescue (or whatever we want to call it) plan being...
