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Category Archives: Social Security
Killing The “Public” Entity
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” the old political saying goes. Lord knows we have a huge crisis in front of us. Had we had any kind of even substandard leadership, the US may have been able to … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Farming, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Obamacare, Social Security
Tagged medicaid, public education, public housing, USPS
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“When You Fail To Plan……”
Perhaps most everyone has heard that little saying from Ben Franklin – “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Never has this been illustrated so graphically as it is being now. The Covid-19 virus outbreak has been been … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged Keynesian economics, monetary policy, Trump tax cut
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Social Security And Medicare On The Block If Trump Wins In 2020
With the behemoth news story of the impeachment sucking up almost all the TV and radio air, there is very little other news getting out or getting a proper amount of air time. Hopefully, the story out of Davos, Switzerland … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, medicaid expansion, Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security, Trump
Tagged medicaid, medicaid block grant, social security and wall street
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While Your Attention Was Diverted
Merry Christmas from the Republican Party. In the past two weeks while our eyes and ears were focused on seeing justice brought to the lawless president through impeachment the Republican Party has continued its full on assault against Americans and … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, SNAP, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
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Paying For Tax Cuts May Take Down Social Security
Government To Borrow ONE TRILLION Dollars To Pay For Tax Cuts From Ring of Fire: (3 minutes) Imagine that – paying for the Republican tax cuts for the rich may eventually take down the safety net programs, especially the most … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst, Social Security, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged borrowing a trillion dollars
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SCOTUS Back To Work Tomorrow: Buckle Up
Tomorrow is the first Monday of October. In the US this year this means that we will be looking at the new Supreme Court session. This time around for the first time in a long time there will be a … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Medicare, SCOTUS, Social Security
Tagged LGBTQ, Roe v. Wade
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Joni Says: Don’t Tell Them That SS Cuts Are Coming
This should come as little surprise to anyone who follows Iowa’s junior senator. Since Ernst is someone who has been bankrolled by the Koch brothers and the NRA, it is hardly surprising that she is more than willing to make … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Social Security
Tagged meeting behind closed doors, social security cuts, Theresa Greenfield
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