Economics

Arizona’s Republican Congressional Delegation does not seem to Want to Rebuild the Grand Canyon States’ Infrastructure

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Rebuilding roads and bridges. Expanding rural and urban broadband. Taking out lead pipes that contaminate the water supply. Modernizing school and Veterans Administration Buildings. Investing in electric vehicle charging stations for clean energy electric automobiles. Who would not be for that? Most Republicans in Congress including the whole Arizona Delegation. Most Democrats including all of … Read more

ProPublica Exposes How America’s Billionaires Avoid Paying Taxes

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The investigative journalists at ProPublica somehow came into possession of a trove of leaked IRS tax documents for America’s billionaires which show just how little they pay in taxes in relation to their ostentatious wealth, sometimes paying nothing. First, an aside: (Sigh) CNBC reports, Attorney General Garland vows billionaire tax leak to ProPublica will be … Read more

Sedition Party Senators Filibuster Paycheck Fairness Act

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The “Grim Reaper of Democracy,” Mitch McConnell, and his obstructionist gang of GQP seditious senators filibustered the Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate GOP blocks bill to combat gender pay gap: Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation aimed at addressing pay inequality, marking their second successful use of the filibuster under President … Read more

Another Reprieve for the People of Arizona; Republicans fail to pass their Budget Tax Cut for the Rich in the State House

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The People of Arizona can breathe a sigh of relief. For now. In their latest attempt to ram through their payday for the rich in the State House of Representatives, Republican leadership, after loading the budget bill with reactionary measures (like taking away mask-wearing mandates in schools and making it illegal for instructors to teach … Read more