Robert ReichJust another reminder that trickle down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.
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Here's your Tax Day reminder that the best way to go after wealthy tax-dodgers is to fully fund the IRS.
Here's your Tax Day reminder that the best way to go after wealthy tax-dodgers is to fully fund the IRS.
Jay KuoSpeaker McCarthy has trapped himself on the debt ceiling. He can’t raise it cleanly without losing hardliners in the GOP, but he can’t put conditions on it, which is a non-starter for the White House. McCarthy’s latest math dilemma, in today’s piece. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/math-is-hard-kevin?sd=pf
Math Is Hard, Kevin
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a very big problem, and he’s trying desperately to make it ours. In exchange for securing the votes, after an embarrassing 15 attempts, to finally elevate him to Speaker, McCarthy promised members of the far right, including the powerful “Freedom Caucus,” that he would not raise the debt ceiling cleanly. Instead, he promised them he would demand steep spending cuts as a precondition to raising it.
RT @adamjohnsonNYC
we really have to stop taking these "labor shortage" arguments at face value. The number of unemployed persons per job opening in Iowa is unchanged since prior to covid. These laws are designed to
1) combat increase union activity
2) make legal child labor they're ALREADY doing https://twitter.com/sawyerhackett/status/1648320241691230210
Three Stars 🌟How election deniers foment violence-
NBC News: Failed GOP candidate visited homes of NM Democrats to dispute election loss prior to shootings, officials say.
Ronico🇫🇮 Finland
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Winter evening sky. Sunset.
This color usually happens before frost.
Photograph: Jarno Miettinen
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John LoveDuring his 50-year career drawing Peanuts, Charles Schulz avoided strips that touched on political issues. He made a notable exception when it came to book banning with a series that started on October 23, 1972, more than 50 years ago. You can read all 15 strips through this link. Enjoy!
Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 23, 1972 | GoComics.com
Linus and Sally stand in front of a desk. Linus says, "Yes, ma'am . . . We'd like to borrow the latest book by Miss Helen Sweetstory . . ."<BR><BR> Linus and Sally lean back. Linus' hair stands up. He shouts, "Banned?!!"<BR><BR> Linus turns to Sally and says, "It's been banned from the school library! I can't believe it!"<BR><BR> Linus asks, "How could anyone ban such a neat book as 'The Six Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out'?"<BR><BR>
MoChuisleRT @CREWcrew
The Secret Service repeatedly failed to prepare for January 6th and apparently illegally attempted to delete other communications around the insurrection. We're suing for answers and accountability: https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/lawsuits/crew-sues-secret-service-for-oath-keeper-communications/
The Secret Service repeatedly failed to prepare for January 6th and apparently illegally attempted to delete other communications around the insurrection. We're suing for answers and accountability: https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/lawsuits/crew-sues-secret-service-for-oath-keeper-communications/
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