Category Archives: economic inequality

Almost 80% Of US Workers Live From Paycheck To Paycheck. Here’s Why

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

Robert Reich is one of the best analyzers and commentators on current American affairs. As the former Secretary of Labor, when Reich speaks on labor everyone should listen. In last Sunday’s Guardian newspaper online Reich analyzes the plight of the American … Continue reading →

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Telling Stat: US Birth Rate Falling

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

Amid all the crap about Dear Leader that dominates our news media day in and day out, there are sometimes some extremely important stories that slide almost unnoticed during the news cycle. Such was the story last week when the … Continue reading →

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Inequality Kim

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

In the year or so that Kim Reynolds has been in charge of the state government and for the 6+ years that she was Branstad’s top lieutenant one thing seems to stand out as her main focus: widening the inequality … Continue reading →

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Killing The Economy Part 3: Inequality

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

One of the frequently noted similarities of the economy between today and and just prior to the 1929 collapse is the strikingly similar concentration of wealth into a few hands. We almost bit the bullet of a major economic collapse … Continue reading →

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Killing The Economy Part 1 – The Farm Bill

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

Got this email from Iowa CCI Thursday looking for stories from farmers concerning the new Farm Bill that is weaving its way through the Republican controlled US House and US Senate. If you haven’t heard, this bill has many repugnant … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, economic inequality, Economic Justice, Economy, Farming

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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Americans Can’t Afford Republicans Anymore

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Of all the myths surrounding politics, one of that is totally false and yet one of the hardest to kill is that Republican economies are good for the economy.  Like many myths of the realm, it was probably created by … Continue reading →

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Putting Iowans First

Posted on January 27, 2018 by

Focus On Improving Lives for Everyday Iowans (From the Iowa Senate Democrats) DES MOINES – Democratic lawmakers outlined their new plan today called Putting Iowans First.  The plan was developed by lawmakers to keep the 2018 session focused on improving … Continue reading →

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Horse And Sparrow Economics

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

  About 4 minutes Listening to Them Hartmann last week I heard a discussion concerning the long history of trickle down economics. Like most I thought that trickle down was a creation of of people like Arthur Laffer and his … Continue reading →

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To Do List This Week: Vote, Sign Up For Healthcare, Call Congress

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

Back when I was in school  – when we walked miles there and miles back – one thing that was emphasized was that even as an average citizen you were expected to participate in the running of your government. Next … Continue reading →

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