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Category Archives: Budget
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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Backfill Cut Is BS
Editor’s note: This ‘on the money’ rant from a friend landed in my mailbox on Friday morning. It is quite self explanatory You can email your legislator and urge them to vote NO on SF 2081- backfill elimination bill. Backfill? … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Budget, economic inequality, Economy, Iowa legislature 2018, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged property taxes, reneging the backfill
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Iowa Policy Project Analyzes Senate Budget Bill
As I have said so many times before, when it comes to thorough analysis on things fiscal in Iowa, no one comes close to the Iowa Policy Project and its partner Iowa Fiscal Partnership. So when the Iowa state senate began … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Budget, gun control, Iowa legislature 2018, Iowa Policy Project
Tagged Legislative forums
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Is Iowa Owned By The Koch Brothers?
Out of the blue republicans in the Iowa senate once again struck a blow against democracy by rushing a budget bill through sub-committee and committee that will be disastrous for Iowa. In a state that can’t even pay its current … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, ALEC, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Iowa legislature 2018, Koch Brothers
Tagged Americans For Prosperity
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Get Thee To A Legislative Forum!
Thanks to the Iowa Federation of Labor for this alphabetical listing of forums around the state this weekend and next week. See the next post coming up at 6AM for a list of the current agenda. Des Moines (also see … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Budget, Iowa legislature 2018
Tagged Iowa legislative forums
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Ernst And Grassley Vote To Cut Medicare And Medicaid
As part of the budget bill passed late Thursday night by the senate Medicare will be cut by a massive $500 billion over the next ten years and Medicaid will be cut by an even more massive $1 Trillion over … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Charles Grassley, David Koch, economic inequality, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Republican Policy
Tagged medicaid
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The Reynolds Budget Crisis Isn’t Going Away
picture credit: Iowa Starting Line From the Iowa Democratic Party Five years ago, our state had a budget surplus of nearly $1 billion dollars, but due to massive special interest tax giveaways by the Reynolds Administration, our state sits with … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Budget, Kim Reynolds
Tagged accountability
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Party Of Death?
Note: US House votes for budget that has deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare: “The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr. As quickly as the news spread about the massacre in Las Vegas … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Climate Action, Climate Change, economic inequality, gun control, Medicare, poverty, Racism in America, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy
Tagged medicaid cuts
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