The next few months will likely determine the direction of the country for the next four years and perhaps longer. The new Administration has done much to undo the Trump legacy through a barrage of Executive Orders. One of those started today with the three-month extension of the opening of the Obamacare/Affordable Care Act Marketplaces. … Read more
To the American People Do not be fooled when Republicans in Congress start preaching, especially in the middle of a pandemic and economic downtown, that fiscal austerity and taming the national debt are prudent economic strategies for the country. Where has this worry about the debt been for the whole Trump Presidency? Where was it … Read more
In 2019, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, eleven percent of Arizona’s population needed to use the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (S.N.A.P. or Food Stamps.) In the United States, the number is 12 percent. Of that eleven percent in Arizona: 72 percent are families with children (Nationally, it is 67 percent.) 24 … Read more
With Donald Trump making misleading (okay lying) about the state of the Coronavirus and his Administrations reaction to it over the last two months (including just yesterday, March 29, when he lied to reporters from PBS and CNN saying he did not make comments recorded on video the preceding Friday,) some of his most devoted … Read more
Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren released the details on how she would pay for her Medicare for All Plan. Her plan presents a double-edged sword for Democratic candidates and the supporters they want to vote for them in 2020. While all Democrats agree that the Republican approach (embraced by Arizona’s Republican Senator and Representatives) to … Read more