Update to President Biden Rope-A-Doped The Howling Mad Hyenas of the MAGA Fascist Caucus in his SOTU Address. Steve Benen reports, Mitch McConnell makes Rick Scott’s troubles quite a bit worse: Sen. Rick Scott isn’t having a great week. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden used the Florida … Read more
Republicans have always opposed the “entitlement” programs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from the time that these programs were first enacted (it is an entitlement because it is a payroll tax on your earnings – for earnings in 2023, the cap is $160,200 – which you pay into over your working life. It’s your … Read more
In a bold move to ensure the wealthy continue to bask in the warm glow of their overflowing bank accounts, Republicans are beginning to throw their weight behind the Fair Tax Act. The Fair Tax Act will allow our nation’s wealthy to happily avoid more of their fair share of federal taxes by eliminating the … Read more
Saying “Let’s finish the job” and America is about “possibilities,” President Joe Biden hit another homerun delivering a passionate, magnanimous, optimistic, enthusiastic, and combative State of the Union address to Congress and the Amerian People this evening (February 7, 2023.) If there was any doubt that Joe Biden lacked the energy and competence to continue … Read more
The “skinny” budget presented by Arizona Republicans narrowly failed to pass this week. It’s basically a re-write of the 2022 budget, with little to no additional investment except for $200 million due to public schools in return for ESA voucher expansion. Said vouchers, over time, will actually remove millions more from already under-funded public schools. … Read more