Finance Reform: What A Progressive Victory Would Look Like

Ending Corporate Welfare To Help Regular Americans

"Yesterday was actually big victory for progressivism. Not in health care, but in student loan reform. Finally, a wasteful and worthless corporate welfare program was eliminated. The taxpayer dollars that were being thrown away on private profits will now be redirected to help low income students attend college and pay down the debt. This is what progressive victories look like."

The rest of the story: What Progressive Victory Looks Like: Ending Corporate Welfare To Help Regular Americans by Jon Walker (FireDogLake 2010-03-26)

See, also: Clunker Healthcare Bill Protects Private Insurers Damages Democracy by Billy Wharton (ConterCurrents 2010-03-25)