…the average American is desperate to have some sort of relief on the cost of living and the American dream writ large. There’s nothing more fundamental to Americans living the…

…it dropped precipitously in 2021 with pandemic relief efforts, but rose again to pre-pandemic levels more recently. Cuts to food assistance programs like SNAP and TANF will adversely impact vulnerable…

…pricing, transparency about private equity ownership); and provide direct relief to working families (extend the enhanced ACA tax credits that expired on Jan. 1, 2026; impose price caps — possibly…

…them.) 2.Obama’s proposed chained-CPI cut would typically reduce benefits for 3 percent, and by as much as 6 percent for some recipients. 3.The White House’s decision to label this cut…

…also added the final two sentences. The post is a followup to a post from earlier Friday. I’ve also created an additional label: mainstream-journalism gimmickry. I’ve left the original rather…

…and since then, models have proliferated, transforming the name “Smith and Wesson .38” into a generic label for a particular style of gun, even clones that aren’t made by Smith…

…to the already wealthy, and sets policies to ensure that is true, from tax cuts to capital gains, estate taxes and progressive rates (all favoring the wealthy) to the kinds…

…still be some private label issues and they will be crowded out and, more importantly, the whole point is to get more mortgages written (either for new purchases or refinancing)….

…that is FICA payroll tax, tax on certain benefits, and interest on Trust Fund assets, with the totals being labeled in the Tables as “Income”. In an ideal world the…

…for cutting that budget item (which they would undoubtedly label “redundant” and “wasteful” if it hadn’t been cut). With the Obama Administration outspending all prior Administrations while adding to the…