The House has passed a tax bill that is disproportionately kind to the wealthy; the Senate is about to do the same and then
Category: Budget
Republicans try to punish CBO for telling the truth
The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] earned the ire of Republicans when it estimated that the GOP’s bill to repeal and/or replace Obamacare would take
Poverty stings: What’s left in grandma’s wallet after program cuts
Alas, it’s a lousy time to be a senior in Missouri. Besides the Circuit Breaker, other special help for our older neighbors is under
Democrats: Keep it simple – Medicare-for-All
As Republicans recklessly move forward in doing damage to health care in America, it’s important for Democrats to have a clear vision for the
A budget based on tweets and bogus campaign blurts
Where did Donald Trump’s absurd, brutal and immoral budget proposal come from? His recently appointed Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, has now told us: “If
Does Paul Ryan’s OCD trump empathy?
Paul Ryan never seems happier than when talking about the money that can be saved by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. It
Hillary has a progressive view of deficit and national debt. [They’re different, by the way.]
There must be something in the local water that leads Missouri Democrats to wail and figuratively rend their garments over the question of deficits
A MO Democratic candidate calls for a Balanced Budget amendment. Wait, what?
In a shocking policy statement released last week, Democrat Jason Kander—who is running for US Senate to unseat Republican incumbent Roy Blunt—announced that he
The case for the Sanders revolution
Bernie Sanders is calling for a political revolution. Is there evidence to demonstrate that his “revolution” is needed? And why is the Sanders revolution
Kansas raises taxes…reluctantly and nastily
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback [R]—who started the whole mess—knows it. The Republican dominated Kansas legislature—who gleefully made it happen—knows it, too. The radical, right-wing