by Linda Beale Congressional Progressive Caucus People’s Budget beats Ryan’s corporatist budget by a long shot, but doesn’t get media coverage FAIR has a good point on the way the…
…a Social Security deform proposal by James DeMint (R-South Carolina) since President Bush refuses to tell us what his plan would be. In many ways, DeMint’s proposal reminds me of…
by Linda Beale Cruz, Tea Party, Hostage-Taking Budget Tactics (and the IRS) The House, dominated by Tea Party/GOP politicians (or those fearful of their impact on upcoming primaries) passed a…
…the defense budget just in terms of one-year costs. Let’s move it off-budget. Hey, look at that! Our budget deficit is gone. Why didn’t we think of this earlier? Kash…
The Causes of the Budget Deficit: A Reckoning In case you missed it yesterday: There seems to be some disagreement about the true cause of the US’s current budget woes….
…money into pockets of GOP arms merchant constituents) while ensuring that anything that provides aide to the less well off is labeled as a disrespected “entitlement” that can be chopped…
…sold at major retailers today, such as legendary Half of Fame MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan’s private label beef that is carried exclusively at Kroger stores, or at his private label…
…information about products’ energy use. Label is voluntary, and Congress ordered it The Energy Star label is voluntary for products that meet certain efficiency levels, and differs from Department of…
…state GOP and I’ve lost complete faith in the national GOP,” he said. Speaking of Trump, he added: “To be honest, I think Don has learned a little bit about…
…the next ten years. Notably, the RSC budget and the House GOP budget resolution, as well as the GOP platform, all propose to make the expiring TCJA tax cuts permanent….