With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits expiring January 1st, 2026, many Americans enrolled in ACA exchange plans were facing increasing significant premium payments. CBO (Congressional Budget Office) did project a permanent extension of the enhanced tax credits would result in increases in the number of people with health insurance by 3.8 million in 2035. […]

Maybe it was because people did not like Hillary Clinton. But the comparison between the two candidates’ hands down favored Clinton in ability, judgement, and understanding Americas’ needs. Time and time again, our president has shown he does not care for the nation or its people or the needs facing each. It is all about […]

No, it is not a mistake by putting the title at the head of this post (above) and a second time below. I did not want the AB readers to think I was writing this commentary about January CPI results. This report belongs solely to New Deal democrat. Oh, I did write or report on […]

King Cnut (Canute) famously ordered the incoming tide to stop. It was an exercise in futility (to be fair, Cnut knew this and staged the event to prove that his royal power was worthless compared to the power of God). Donald Trump is the modern King Cnut, pretending to order away climate change. Trump, however, […]

Back to the future past: “Since Trump took office in January 2025, U.S. emissions have increased 1.9% largely because of the renewed use of coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels. The Environmental Protection Agency revoked the scientific finding that has been the basis for regulating emissions from cars and power plants since 2009.”  Climate […]

Taken from a site named Cheapism. I suspect New Deal democrat will have more to say on the topic. “yesterday’s jobs gain of 131,000 for January and whether it means employment is on the upswing, completely neglecting a one month does not a trend make. “130K new jobs were added in January. So where are […]

“the French public has signaled strong support for a 2% tax on the ultra-wealthy; and a proposed California ballot initiative would enact a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth.” What I I would suggest for the United States is a reversal of all of Trump’s polices impacting the wealthy. “Average tax cuts are generally […]

– by New Deal democrat Unresolved post-pandemic seasonality likely continues to rear its head. This is a probable explanation for yesterday’s strong monthly gain in employment, and it appears to be behind the trend in this morning’s jobless claims report as well.  Later this morning as promised yesterday I will discuss at some length the nature […]

The problem with this goal is they could and more likely than not fight back. When people are left with no alternatives, they will do what they need to do to protect themselves from others. Yeah, I know, I am talking about criminals. But, at some point, civilians will push back. Don’t exercise your First […]

It has been a while since I have seen a rather good presentation analysis on how benefits gain out way the costs of pollution. In its brevity the analysis by Prof. McCabe offers up an excellent cost analysis which makes one wonder why? Why has the nation delayed in doing this if there is such […]