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Category Archives: Budget
Robert Reich On Medicaid Work Requirements
Here is an oldie (looks like 2019) that is still SO relevant (2 minutes) This may come as a real surprise to many of the MAGA congress members spouting the “waste, fraud and abuse” BS but most people who are … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Budget
Tagged medicaid, Rick Scott, Robert Reich, work requirements
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Hey, MAGAs, Here’s Some Places To Find Money
(11 minutes) – Paul Krugman answers questions for Canadian TV: I refuse to give the current president any ground by calling his extreme right wish list bill what he calls it, we must discuss it since it will be the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Budget
Tagged corporate fraud, four simple ways for congress to get money, Paul Krugman, tax evasion by the wealthy
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says
10 minutes: I always love it when I have an excuse to watch some Neil deGrasse Tyson videos: On Facebook Monday, Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson made this observation: If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Budget
Tagged act of war, Big Ugly Bill, cutting science research, Neil deGrasse Tyon
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Radical Right Budgetary Shenanigans
As headlines of a monster of a storm bearing down on Florida early in the week and expectations of major revelations coming from another January 6th committee hearing captured most of the news consuming public this week, stories of another … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Budget
Tagged corporate tax cuts in Iowa, Liz Truss, natural disasters, starve the beast, trickle down economics
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Iowa Has A Choice For Governor
In a rather surprising editorial in the Des Moines Register last week John and Terri Hale wrote about encounters with former Iowans at various places around the country. After some banter, they said, a common theme came up: An example: … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Budget, Economy, iowa legislature 2022, Jobs, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Deidre DeJear, private school vouchers, public schools
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This Week’s The High Five
As noted before, The High Five is a daily email from Progress Iowa that keeps the public abreast of what is going on in the Iowa Legislature. In this time of Iowa’s Republican domination , it is smart to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, voter suppression
Tagged book banning, public schools, school vouchers, special needs students, we will be Kansas
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Analysis Of Iowa Tax Proposals From Common Good Iowa
Many of you may remember that the old think tank of iowpolicyproject.org updated itself into commongoodiowa.org. As before, they are the gold standard in Iowa for budget and tax policy analysis. With the legislature going full throttle and our news … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, iowa legislature 2022, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged commongoodiowa.org, flat tax, iowa legislature 2022, Iowa taxes, tax cuts
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Legislature Back Wednesday
Pennsylvania legislator lets loose with a very deserved rant concerning the fact that Republicans in the legislators were positive for corona virus while meeting with Democrats who were never told about the Republicans being positive (12 minutes) This situation is … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Iowa legislature 2020, Test Iowa
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Where Did The Money Come From?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post giving my understanding of how the Republican Party (aka now the Trumpublicans) had worked for 40 years to drive the country so deeply in debt that the government could not possibly … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Economy
Tagged Brad Friedman, bradblog, Covid-19, Modern Monetary Theory, socialism, Stephanie Kelton
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Sunday Funnies And A Couple Of Comments
John Fugelsang has an interesting view on the next election. He would like to see Trump win if only to face the consequences of his reckless economic policies. Much like George W’s policies, Trump has blown a huge … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Humor
Tagged debates, government spending, negative advertising
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