Category Archives: Budget

Where Did The Money Come From?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

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 →

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Sunday Funnies And A Couple Of Comments

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

    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 →

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Backfill Cut Is BS

Posted on March 10, 2018 by

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 →

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Iowa Policy Project Analyzes Senate Budget Bill

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

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 →

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Is Iowa Owned By The Koch Brothers?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

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 →

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Get Thee To A Legislative Forum!

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

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 →

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Ernst And Grassley Vote To Cut Medicare And Medicaid

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

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 →

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The Reynolds Budget Crisis Isn’t Going Away

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

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 →

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Party Of Death?

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

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 →

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From Bruce Bartlett: Tax Cuts Don’t Work

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

One Of The Designers Of The Gospel Of Tax Cuts Says: It Is Hogwash (25 minutes total for both videos) At the national level, we are about to head into a major debate on the budget. Trump and the radical … Continue reading →

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