…which I explain in two phases: charges related to costs (points 1-3) and charging rich people more (points 4-7) below: Utilities have fixed and variable costs and they recover those…

…today is rich people slugging away thousands and maybe millions into investments. The investments grow and are not taxable until withdrawal (unless there is another way to avoid taxes). These…

by Prof. Heather Cox Richardson The Democratic National Committee today released a platform that lays out the history of the last four years and explains how and why the Biden-Harris…

by Prof. Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American Almost one hundred and forty-two years ago, on September 5, 1882, workers in New York City celebrated the first Labor Day…

…one man to oversee every 20 enslaved men, providing another way for rich men to keep their sons out of danger. Soldiers complained it was a “rich man’s war and…

US Citizens awaken to their new world. Prof. Heather Cox Richardson at “Letters from an American” has a good take on what is taking place three days after the 2024…

…is capped. So as the rich have become far richer, more and more of the nation’s total income has escaped the Social Security payroll tax. The rise in the amount of income above the…

…or unknowingly agreed to help out the rich.  Once more, Republicans kill two birds with one stone.  The rich save $ millions while kids and many others go without food,…

…insurance. Weldon was not a rich person. In the end Medicaid saved him and paid for much of his care. Maybe there are other ways to care for a sick…

…expansion population closes the funding gap somewhat between rich states and poor states — the latter have a higher FMAP for all other Medicaid enrollment categories — the rich and…