The White House is telling Medicaid users to get jobs—while attacking everything that makes that possible.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/trump-rfk-medicaid-work-requirements-disabled-labor/
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Of all the #StateCapture schemes in operation today, handing over to private firms control over public money used for unemployment benefits ranks amongst the most egregious alongside health services.
The idea that it is socially, morally or even ethically valid to make a profit from the most vulnerable members of a society (the sick and the unemployed)mis the antithesis of what it means to be human. The pox on all profiteers. Renationalise Health and Social Services or let not-for-profit organisations take over. This #Grifting has got to be stopped.
#AusPol #Labor #SocialServices #SocialSafetyNet #Antifa #EatTheRich
Republican’s #TownHall Blows Up in His Face as He’s Showered in Boos
by Robert McCoy
Fri, August 1, 2025
"#BryanSteil entered the Elkhorn High School auditorium on Thursday to resounding boos, and faced a raucous crowd for the duration of the 80-minute session, including fierce questions on his support of Trump’s agenda, as well as frequent interruptions, chants, and jeering.
"Attendees were evidently fired up over Steil’s support of Trump’s budget, poised to tilt taxes in favor of the #rich while tattering the #SocialSafetyNet. Steil defended his vote on the bill, which is also estimated to balloon the national debt by trillions of dollars. (When the lawmaker mentioned national debt as a pressing issue, one attendee interjected: 'Thanks to you!')
"He also voiced his support of Trump’s controversial immigration policies—a topic which elicited 'some of the loudest boos,' according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"More than one person in attendance referred to the Florida immigrant detention camp callously dubbed '#AlligatorAlcatraz' as a #ConcentrationCamp, which Steil objected to. A constituent noted that 'the difference between a #prison or a #DetentionCenter and a concentration camp is #DueProcess.'
"Steil also had to address Trump’s tariffs (which one attendee called 'a terrible tax that’s going to be placed on the citizens of the United States'), as well as Trump’s push to all but abolish the Department of Education ('Education is best resolved at the local level,' Steil said).
"Many questions Steil faced reflected a widespread perception that Steil is in Trump’s pocket. One attendee said, 'Southeast #Wisconsin has not been represented by you. President Trump seems to run Southeast Wisconsin through you.'
"Another made similar remarks in the context of immigration. 'What I see happening to our #Immigrant population embarrasses me—horrifies me,' she said.
You have not raised a voice to complain about it. Where do I see your leadership? I see no leadership—I see you following Trump 100 percent of the time.' In response to this latter question, Steil, ironically, 'lauded Trump’s executive orders and #deportations,' Wisconsin #PublicRadio reports."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-town-hall-blows-face-132736634.html
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration was committted to protecting Social Security hours after he described a children's savings program in President Trump's recent tax package as a “back door for privatizing Social Security.” Democrats seized on Bessent's privatization comment, suggesting the GOP aims to revive efforts to privatize the retirement program that is used by millions of Americans. The new program, called Trump Accounts, allows for savings accounts for babies born in the U.S. with a potential $1,000 deposit. These accounts can grow over time. Bessent's remarks have reignited debate over a politically sensitive issue that Republicans have largely avoided for years.
South Korea's Insurance Research Institute urges the insurance industry to boost innovation, expand risk coverage, and drive investment to strengthen the nation's social safety net amid demographic changes.
Why we need a #solidarity #economy now
As the #US faces historic cuts to the #socialsafetynet, local #economic alternatives can meet #basicneeds and provide #opportunities to #organize for a better future.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/07/why-we-need-solidarity-economy-now/
WHAT IS THE "PROBLEM" T****'s #BigBloatedBullshitBill trying to "solve"?
As Jen points out, #Obama's first big bills were to resolve the financial crisis #Dubya left him, and to pass the #AffordableCareAct.
#Biden ALSO had to bailout the country after #DisasterDon collapsed the economy, and end the #Pandemic.
So, what does the #BBB "fix"? It SLASHES the #SocialSafetyNet, but DOESN'T SAVE any money. #UE was only 4.2%.
So what are they wasting so much time & energy on?🤔
https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/the-backlash-begins-republicans-heading-home-from-d-c-face-local-protests-over-trump-bill-242696261879
Jen Psaki remarks on how the devastating removal of health care and food aid to millions of Americans was actually only an afterthought for Republicans, in service of tax cuts for rich people, and reports on protests already spreading nationwide.
Doctors Warn Medicaid Cuts in Senate Budget Bill Will Kill Their Patients
Protests against Medicaid cuts continued on June 25, which led to the arrests of 60 activists at the Senate.
The GOP budget legislation currently before the U.S. Senate would strip health coverage from 19 Americans for every millionaire household it gives a tax break, according to a report that Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday as he worked to highlight and build public opposition to President Donald ...
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