Economics

Right-Wing Attempts To Gin Up An Inflation Panic Are Unwarranted

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Republicans do not know jack diddly-squat about economics. For over 40 years they have pushed the disproved and discredited economic theory of faith based supply-side “trickle down” economics. It is an article of faith among Republicans, damn all the evidence to the contrary. I have been seeing a lot of breathless news reports lately trying … Read more

The Political Center is Showing Signs of Life on Infrastructure and Voting Rights; It is All About the Math

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Last week on both CNN and MSNBC, political guru and first Clinton Presidential Campaign Manager James Carville said, “somebody has to get a calculator” because, with razor-thin Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate, that the votes are not there for the massive infrastructure package the Biden/Harris Administration originally proposed. He also said that … Read more

(UPDATED) Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Tout the Clean Energy Benefits of the American Jobs Plan

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In an event sponsored by the Business Forward Foundation, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego touted the clean energy benefits of the Biden/Harris American Jobs Plan for the Nation and People. Stating that President Biden will no longer let the United States stand still while “other countries lept all over us,” in … Read more

Budget Reconciliation Train Is Leaving The Station, Sens. Manchin And Sinema Had Better Get On Board

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The Huffington Post reports, Democrats Fret They’ll Get Hoodwinked On Infrastructure: Democrats are growing anxious about a bipartisan deal reached last week by a group of moderates that is aimed at overhauling the nation’s infrastructure system. The bipartisan framework, which totals approximately $1 trillion, deals only with physical infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and … Read more