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Category Archives: Medicare
“Medicare For None”
Screen shot from dailykos.com: From thehill.com “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday (4/10/2019) that “Medicare for All” will not move in the Senate as long as Republicans control the chamber. “Not as long as I’m majority … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, Health Care & Medicare, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged medicaid
“Medicare For All” Could Save Trillions
54 minutes – great analysis Have I ever mentioned that if you watch or listen to mainstream media you miss a lot or are easily misinformed on reality? Yep it happens quite often. That may account for much of America … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare
Tagged Medicare for all, Sanders Institute
What Iowa Will Stand Up For On Election Day?
One of the most telling remarks following the 2016 election was what the election said about US citizens. The myth of America is that we are a tolerant people who care about the lesser among us. This would line up … Continue reading
Robbing From The Poor, Giving To The Rich
In case you missed the news Tuesday, Senate leader Mitch McConnell admitted to one of his party’s least kept secrets: they plan to pay for those huge tax cuts for the rich that were passed last December by taking money … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare, Social Security
Tagged Mitch McConnell
David Young The Epitome Of Today’s Republican Party
Retired teacher schools David Young on taxes (6 minutes) The sound is a little hard to hear so you may want to turn it up. Iowa’s 3rd district has a tight contest going on and I am kind of at … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare, Social Security
Tagged Cindy Axne, David Young, IA-03, tax cuts for the rich
Older Voters Leaving The Republican Party
“Believe them when they say they are coming after Medicare and Social Security.” Several articles around the internet in the past weeks indicate that older Americans are finally starting to understand that the Republican Party is in no way acting … Continue reading
The Children Are The Future
video 1.5 minutes NPR’s Weekend Edition last Saturday included a story on the seperation of a Guatemalan mother and her 3 year old son. Through an interpreter the NPR host, Scott Simon, conducted the interview. Near the end of the interview … Continue reading
Dismantling Healthcare In The US
As I wrote last week we have been deeply involved in the health care system as an elderly relative seems to be entering the latter stages of life. What a goddamned mess. It is so hard to believe that Americans … Continue reading
Health Care, Health Care, Health Care!
We spent most of the holiday in the emergency room with an elderly relative. For those who have been in a similar situation you know that you will have a lot of time on your hands while waiting for test … Continue reading
