Duncan Black over at Eschaton posts: “One possibility I haven’t seen raised elsewhere is that Trump intends to announce massive tariffs lasting years, the Republicans will “book” this revenue when they do their budget bill, cut taxes on rich people accordingly, and then just erase (some of) the tariffs. “Some budget shenanigans are above my […]
“As of March 27, 2025, a total of 483 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 20 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.” Meanwhile, leaders at the CDC ordered staff this week not […]
No words. Just numbers . . . Student Loan Justice Org. I lied . . . some words. The first, oldest and largest citizen’s group in the nation fighting for student loan justice (Alan Collinge). We are fighting for the cancellation of all federally owned student loans by executive action, and the return of bankruptcy […]
Trump has said trade wars are “good and easy to win.” History begs to differ. The Smoot-Hawley Act and ensuing trade wars were not good for the country and not good for President Hoover. “The 1930 Tariff Act started with the narrow aim of helping distressed farmers but then mushroomed into a wholesale rewriting of […]
– by Paul Krugman And why you shouldn’t panic over trade deficits AB: I offer no opinion of Krugman’s thoughts here. Although Paul does state; having a president obsessing with trade imbalances does create issues for the US and the population. To balance out Trump’s obsession, the administration has economists willing to provide arguments to […]
Residency is a mandatory step to achieving medical licensure in the US. Most residency programs are managed by hospitals, although my medical school is one of the ca. 10% that manages its own residency programs. The federal government, primarily through Medicare and Medicaid, is the largest source of funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME), which […]
Trump and Vance insist that Denmark and Greenlanders must cede control of Greenland to the United States. Trump has made not-so-veiled threats to seize Greenland by force. A US invasion and military occupation of Greenland would ostensibly be justified on national security grounds, to protect the region from Russia. A similar justification has been voiced […]
This particular piece (or partial) is taken from an article written in 2015. You can pick up the entire piece at “KelloggInsight.” It is an abbreviated version of the article detailing what took place in 2008. Our economy was on the verge of collapse. Goldman Sachs made a collateral call on AIG. The results of […]
Brief commentary as taken from Tax Fairness. Good Stats and comparisons. And brief in making its point on immigrants as compared to corporations and income taxes. “How Undocumented Immigrants Contribute to Our Economy & Pay Higher Tax Rates Than Many Major Corporations,” Americans For Tax Fairness In 2022 America’s 10.9 million undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion […]
Detailed information commentary by the “Center for Children and Families.” Whacking Healthcare for tax breaks. Somewhat edited. Probably needs more . . . Detailed . . . “Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: More than Meets the Eye,” Center For Children and Families Republicans from President Trump on down are trying to hide the ball on how much they […]