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Category Archives: Economy
Dreaming
It is what? ten days until Biden Day! I can hardly wait. Biden has put together a powerhouse cabinet. That powerhouse cabinet has a HUGE task ahead of it. First they have to start by aiming to return to what … Continue reading
Posted in Biden-Harris, Covid-19, economic inequality, Economy
Tagged dreams, international relations, schools, tax cuts rescinded
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Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?
Back in 1980, Ronald Reagan turned a debate with that question. Since then that has been a question that many of us ask ourselves as we evaluate the candidates in our own minds. As the election nears we can use this … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Biden-Harris, Covid-19, economic inequality, Economic Justice, Economy, Health Care & Medicare, Income inequality, Jobs
Tagged 1%, are you better off, gender inequality, herd immunity
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Choosing Those Who Believe In Reality
As the country careens toward the end of the election season, Iowa is literally careening toward the vary dubious (and preventable) mark of over 100,000 of its citizens having been infected. That is over 3% and growing fast. Of those … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Covid-19, Economy, Joni Ernst, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, Trump
Tagged bobby kaufmann, supply-side economics
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Senior Iowans: You Are Targeted
If you are over 50 you better understand that is just a slice of what Republicans have in store for older Iowans and Americans if they win. With Trump as president and with Republicans running even one house of congress … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2020 election campaign, Covid-19, Economy, Health Care & Medicare, Joni Ernst, Medicare
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Toward Sustainable Pandemic Recovery
The climate crisis continues in the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic with its economic downturn threatens years of progress addressing climate change and sustainability. It’s now or never for the environment. Governments are expected to spend trillions of dollars in stimulus … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Economy
Tagged Act On Climate, climate change, climate crisis, economy, sustainability
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Who Is Really Looting America?
Robert Reich must see video. About 4 minutes. Did I say Must See?
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Covid-19, economic inequality, Economy
Tagged billionaires, raiding the treasury, Robert Reich
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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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Iowa Policy Project On The State Of The State
It is hard to squeeze out time to listen to things like the State of the State address given by the governor last Tuesday. However, when a person can’t listen it is nice to know that someone with deep knowledge … Continue reading
Robert Reich: The Next Crash
The left has some great economists that can sort out trends and make them understandable to the common person like you and I. For me the very best are Paul Krugman of the New York Times and Robert Reich. Today … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Economic Justice, Economy, Income inequality
Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Green New Deal, Robert Reich
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