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The Truth Is Out There


The above title may be recognized from the TV show “X files” however the truth is actually out there but comes to us more by accident than intention. Mitch McConnell in an interview stated that he wanted to work in bipartisan  manner in the next Senate. It is rather odd that he made that statement after pushing through an abominable Tax bill on a unilateral basis without the usual debate and in record time. This action is designed to gear up support for the upcoming election cycle in hopes of keeping a partisan majority in the Congress. You may remember Mitch famously stated that then President Obama would get nothing passed in this Senate and Paul the little child Ryan went along with it. So President Obama used executive orders to get things done. The ACA could have been great but Mitch and Paul wouldn’t have it so we have a hybrid that works somewhat. Mitch and Paul have not said a word about this Presidents executive orders that rescind programs and protection so whose welfare do you think they care about? The Resident Evil has one objective and that is to glorify himself at any cost . To that end he has installed a cabinet and other folks who will push his image and the lies that go along with that. Our Neer do wells have seen fit to ignore much of this while they gear up for elections instead of doing what they have told us they would do. It is incredible that these under performers treat us like idiots (and we have allowed it) while pushing anti People agendas under the guise of governing. To find the truth one only has to look at the fast work on a Tax bill that does more harm than good, allowing the Resident to threaten other countries without comment and lying to us (the often cited American people) all the while. If lying truly set pants on fire the there would be lucrative market for Trouser replacements on the Capitol steps, not to mention a rise in fire extinguisher use. It is my hope that in the remaining time of this Residency that we may be able to un-elect  some of the less moderate legislators and get some folks who will not be influenced by the long serving members who have agendas that do not include their constituents. It is our duty as voters to ignore the rhetoric and vote based on real facts. I have listened to aspirants who identify as conservative, liberal, progressive and other labels, these labels mean nothing if their ideology does not agree with yours. This is not a right or wrong situation , it is simply  what is good for all of us not some of us. If in your mind these ideas are not yours then vote for someone else. Our political system is not a game show where the audience has to be entertained or amused, it is serious business that needs careful study as if for a final exam. Once we study, we will make better choices.

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Often Cited American People


As I was listening to various news reports today and interviews with GOP legislators, It is apparent that our Party line legislators are either not very smart or they think we uneducated rubes. This tax reform according to people who job is the economy and the things that affect it, this tax reform will not serve the majority of us. According to a Legislator from the Northeast anyone making $90000 (middle class) will get $3000 in tax breaks next year. If middle class is in the $90000 annually, then what will someone who makes less than $90000 get or what will anyone in the range of 20 to 50 thousand get? This figure of $90000 does not specify the family circumstances which can affect the tax rate or refund amount(if any). This legislator stated that our economic growth was slow while Obama was in office (that growth was in the 2% range, which is good considering the real estate bubble which almost crashed the economy and keep in mind that the Trump administration is taking credit for the growth). The GOP is offering a growth of 3% which will not happen with this administration, especially with rollbacks of Obama Era executive orders and protections along with this abominable Tax reform. Not many of these legislators have read the entire tax plan but the regularly cite parts of out of context. We have an issue than can only be resolved by the vote and not along party lines. This “sweeping reform” is nothing more than an election ploy for 2018 to show that the neer do wells have done something even if its wrong for us (the American People). I submit that we the Often cited and continually ignored American people become apolitical and not be controlled or swayed by any one party. Both sides have good and bad but primarily it the leaders of each side makes the difference and right now we have 2 of the worst leaders of the majority party. We the American People never signed on for the abomination that is being forced upon us. I would suggest that we the recipients of this “largesse” push for a reduction in pay for all of Congress as they do not have any of the issues of their constituents but continue to benefit from those issues and only seem to address them when election is near. The way to change Congress is to change Congress. We may lose some good representatives but a message needs to be sent. We cannot depend on the Congress governing themselves so it up to us and that is done in the voting booth. We as voters have a choice: bend over or stand up!

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No Doubt


If there was ever any doubt about the Trump agenda and by extension the GOP’s political track, the soon to be in effect Tax Bill will clarify them. This is the same smoke and mirror scenario put out By 2 previous GOP administrations and the State of Kansas. I make every effort to remain as apolitical as I can but sometimes one has to call B.S. when it appears. There is nothing that this administration has done to benefit the oft cited American people and the neer do well Congress has followed the script towards 2018 where they hope to remain in power. It is pathetic that these miscreants treat the population as if they (we) are all idiots. It is important to remember that we now have a legislative body who in a C.Y.A. move will present a flawed bill to a Flawed CIC and allow the blame to fall on his shoulders while the ill effects descends on the American people who they have often cited as their main concern. If as citizens you ascribe to this administration’s extreme use of “alternate facts” and extreme media talking heads then it probably time to re read history during the Nixon Presidency. There are no honest politicians only folks with an agenda that coincidentally helps the public.

Political Correctness-Truth or Fiction?


According to Wikipedia this just one of many definitions or explanations of “political correctness”. Political correctness or politically correct has been a subject of controversy for many years going back to 1934 America and before that in Colonial England. For the purpose of this posting the 2016 election is covered.

2016 US presidential election.
In 2015 and 2016, leading up to the 2016 United States presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump used political correctness as a common target in his rhetoric. According to Trump, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were willing to let ordinary Americans suffer because their first priority was political correctness.
In a column for the Huffington Post, Eric Mink characterized Trump’s concept of “political correctness”:
Political correctness is a controversial social force in a nation with a constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression, and it raises legitimate issues well worth discussing and debating. But that’s not what Trump is doing. He’s not a rebel speaking unpopular truths to power. He’s not standing up for honest discussions of deeply contentious issues. He’s not out there defying rules handed down by elites to control what we say. All Trump is defying is common decency.
In the light of the sexual assault allegations and the criticism the alleged victims faced from Trump supporters, Vox notes that after railing so much against political correctness they simply practice a different kind of repression and shaming: “If the pre–“political correctness” era was really so open, why is it only now that these women are speaking out?” Following the 2016 election, Los Angeles Times columnist Jessica Roy wrote that “political correctness” is one of the terms used by the American alt-right
As a conspiracy theory.
Some conservative commentators in the West argue that “political correctness” and multiculturalism are part of a conspiracy with the ultimate goal of undermining Judeo-Christian values. This theory, which holds that political correctness originates from the critical theory of the Frankfurt School as part of a conspiracy that its proponents call “Cultural Marxism”, is generally known as the Frankfurt School conspiracy theory by academics. The theory originated with Michael Minnicino’s 1992 essay “New Dark Age: Frankfurt School and ‘Political Correctness'”, published in a Lyndon LaRouche movement journal. In 2001, conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan wrote in The Death of the West that “political correctness is cultural Marxism”, and that “its trademark is intolerance”.

I would offer that political correctness could be defined as “honesty” (certainly an oxymoron these days). Many Trump supporters eschew “political correctness for “telling it like it is” (another oxymoron). “Telling it like is” is in the eye of the beholder and not necessarily true or false but more skewed to suit the situation. This assumption of bullying, name calling and pointing fingers as a political platform is not new but really should have no place in modern politics as all information on anyone’s political bent and beliefs is readily available to all if one wants to know. The key to good government is in the hands of the people not in someone running for election. It is wise to remember that many candidates will and have lied to gain an office. It is well to remember that election campaigns have become expensive and we (supporters pay just a small portion) while the larger share is put forth by deep pocket entities that have an agenda that does not usually bode well for the normal voters. Looking at the rash of executive orders signed with great flourish by our TOTUS, there is no careful consideration just the idea of repealing anything Obama no matter what good comes from it. What is apparent to me is we have an administration that has no true direction beyond advancing the ego trip the TIC is on while governing goes by the wayside or worse left in the hands of 535 neer do wells assisted by unqualified Cabinet members with no ability to fulfill the duties of the office they are tasked with administering.

Trump’s ‘forgotten men and women’ are still forgotten


One of the clearest explanation of the “Tax Reform, Tax Act” or what ever it is called! MA

The lobbyists are winning. And there are no lobbyists representing the “forgotten men and women” President Donald Trump vowed to help while campaigning for president in 2016.
The major tax-cut legislation speeding through Congress is likely to be Trump’s biggest policy achievement, whether he’s in office for four years or eight. And that legislation is getting close to final form that will ultimately face a vote in the House and Senate. Odds are high, and improving, that Republicans who control Congress will have a bill on Trump’s desk within weeks. Of course, he will sign it.
Here’s what that tax legislation is likely to do: Sharply cut the tax rate for big businesses. Cut the rate less, but still substantially, for smaller, privately owned businesses. About 75% of roughly $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over a decade will go toward businesses, which are well-represented in Washington by lobbying groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable and the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Those lobbyists are earning their money.
On the individual side, the GOP tax cut plans will lower the tax burden for a majority of taxpayers. But low-income workers will see modest gains at best, and some families earning less than $30,000 a year might actually end up with lower take-home pay. The top 20% of earners will reap 62% of the total tax savings on the individual side, according to the Tax Policy Center. The middle fifth will garner 13% of the cut and the lowest fifth will enjoy 1% of the total cut. The average tax break will be nearly $1,300 in 2019 — but it will be $5,740 for the top 20% of earners and just $850 for those in the middle.
[Podcast: How the Trump tax cuts will affect you.]
Critics of this sort of “distributional analysis” point out that top earners in the United States pay the majority of taxes, so it’s only logical that they would benefit the most from tax cuts. On the lower end, some families in the bottom brackets pay no federal tax at all, and you can’t give a tax cut to somebody whose tax bill is $0. Those arguments are generally correct.
Argument for “trickle up” tax cuts
But it’s also true that if your primary goal were to help the working and middle class, you could structure tax cuts that lowered the tax burden for those families with no change for top earners or businesses. Ed Kleinbard of the USC Gould School of Law, who was former chief of staff for Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation, argues in favor of “trickle up” tax cuts that put more money in middle-class pockets — and stop there — with the expectation that the middle class will spend more and help businesses that way. You could extend such cuts to families with annual incomes of $200,000 or even $250,000, to include coastal households with kids who might earn more than average, but still consider themselves middle class. This sort of approach would directly benefit typical workers in tangible ways, with the haves waiting for it to reach them.
Instead, Congressional Republicans have crafted traditional trickle-down tax cuts that directly benefit the haves who really don’t need the help, in the belief that it will generate more economic activity beneficial to those who need more help. But there’s a waiting period. White House economist Kevin Hassett argues that cutting business taxes could boost middle-class incomes by at least $4,000 per year — but it will take three years in the best scenario, and 10 years in the worst.
Meanwhile, Congress has skipped the opportunity to help working families in other ways. The Tax Policy Center recently found that “very few tax-lowering changes in the bill are targeted at families with children—and none at families with very young children.” The tax-cut legislation does include an increase in the child tax credit, but that’s somewhat offset by other changes, including the elimination of deduction for each dependent child. Overall, says the Tax Policy Center, the legislation “delivers no significant benefits to families with children, including families with children younger than 3, in the lowest two-fifths of the income distribution.”
Senate’s bill also ignores those in need
In the Senate’s tax-cut bill, most tax cuts for individuals would expire in 2025, which is necessary to limit the amount of federal revenue the government would lose. But the business tax cuts, which would account for at least three times as much money as the individual cuts, are permanent. If the focus were on those most in need of a helping hand, this would probably be reversed. There’s also an inflation-related provision that would gradually increase the tax bite over time. Well-run companies employ hedging strategies to guard against such eventualities. Working- and middle-class families often focus the entirety of their efforts on paying today’s bills, today.
Maybe Trump has other plans to fulfill his promise to “the forgotten men and women” of America. But if that whole campaign pledge amounts to a few bucks’ worth of temporary tax cuts, they might have to ask Trump’s successor if he or she can do better.
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“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not his own facts”
Daniel P. Moynihan

The above quote sums up the current administration and the Neer do well Congress. All other issues aside from the National and worldwide problems caused by this administration, they have and continue to lie and compound their lies with the straightest of faces. I am no longer surprised by what comes out of Washington and their supporters mouths. What surprises me is the people who follow or believe them. It appears that the public is so desperate for change that they have thrown their lot in with a consummate liar and bigot whose sole purpose is to serve himself. This along with a never honest Majority Congress led by two of the biggest hucksters since P.T. Barnum. This Congress had 8 plus years to assist in making America “great” as it were but instead they obstructed and denied. They had ample opportunity to improve the Tax system and  healthcare yet they chose to obstruct. Under the guise of what they stated was good for the “American People” , they have handed the reins of government over to a fast talking used car salesman. Under the cover of this administration’s outrageous comments, the Congressional leaders are pushing through legislation that will eventually harm all of us. All of the while other forces (big money donors) are working as if they have nothing to fear. We as voters have the ability to initiate a correction by voting in 2018 for other people who we feel will make a difference but only if WE get the facts on who is running. We must ignore the hyperbole and correct “sounding” statements. Campaign rhetoric is not the same as the truth. The truth is gathered by the diligent listening and reading of multiple sources of information. The campaign rhetoric of the past 10-15 years has folks believing information that at once suspect and true, this is called half truths or plausible truth. There appears to no honesty in politics but facts are always facts!

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Deceptive Practice


The quote “Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive” refers to how complicated life becomes when people start lying. It originally referred to a love triangle in the play “Marmion” by Sir Walter Scott. Currently this has been the practice of our Congress. This group of people have used every rosy sounding bit of tripe available to them to forward their agenda. They are no more than con men in nice suits. With the advent of TOTUS they have used his Tweet storm as a cover for their own nefarious deeds. His cabinet choices were at best poor but this Congress granted them access to push their personal agendas in healthcare, education, EPA (our air and water quality). Now the recent speedy crafting of Tax Reform and cuts will give us another gut punch while the lies keep flowing. All of this because they do not give a damn about the oft cited “American People”. Since they never asked or explained in plain words what this legislation was or would do gives rise to many questions. Several questions involving the actual effects of the cuts , why are the cuts for the middle and lower income folks saddled with an expiration date while the higher earners cuts continue?  The deceptive practices of this Congress should be a chargeable offence under the law but since this Body is untrustworthy, there will nothing done unless we the voters do and say something about it. Our course of action is call, write, tweet our representatives and let them know our feelings about this poor legislation.  Our own elected officials have apparently taken to scamming us about legislation and we have never as far as I know taken them to task for it. Looking back a few years: The lied about the ACA and would not support it, they ignored Trumps unfitness to serve (so they could get their own agenda moving), they obfuscated the truth about the economy (which is growing however slow) and they dislike the Dodd Frank act since it offers consumer (us) protection against the deceptive practices of financial institutions. Apparently these actions are more about appearing to be true to their word ( which we should already know is worthless). Given the current circumstances and potential harm to us, why do we want to keep these folks in office?

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What Does The Senate Tax Plan Mean For You.


I am hoping that the American people are watching the progress of this awful tax reform/cut. The end result will be a slam to most American who are not in the upper middle-income brackets. This Congress has for years worked to convince us that they are on our side even to the point of decrying the ACA as being bad even in light of the fact that the ACA has benefitted millions of Americans especially those who previously has no coverage at all. Now under the guise of a benefit they are picking our pockets with a so called Tax reform that mirrors the “trickle down” reforms of the Reagan era. I suggest all who consider themselves conservative and Republican need to separate the two as they are not the same. We ALL are conservative (one definition: moderate, cautious) but according to our own perspective. The Republican version is quite different and not good for any of us. If we as voters do not rise up against this administration and the Congressional minions we are in for a long hard slog which will take many years to correct. We are already on the road to becoming pariahs on the world stage and allowing the advances made with our allies to become moot. The upcoming mid term elections will be our first opportunity to fight back but until then call and write your Congressional representative (now an oxymoron)  tell them that they are wrong and you demand they change their support for this abominable legislation.MA

MEGAN HUGHES

ABC News December 2, 2017

The massive tax overhaul passed by the Senate early Saturday morning will if enacted into law impact millions of Americans in different ways.

By and large, the most costly provision continues to be reducing the corporate tax rate to 20 percent. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) gives that a $1.4 trillion price tag. Republican claims the measure would pay for itself were also debunked this week by the JCT. Their analysis estimated the bill would grow the economy by .8 percent over a decade, still adding $1 trillion to the deficit.

When it comes to individual income taxes, the Senate measure also makes broad cuts across income levels. However, most of the individual income tax provisions will sunset after 2025 unless Congress acts. The bill also includes a change to inflation adjustments that would raise taxes slightly compared to what they would have been under current law.

By 2027, every income group under $75,000 is expected to see tax increases according to the Joint Committee on Taxation.

The corporate rate cut, from 35 percent to 20 percent, will be permanent.

The Senate bill is not the final word.

The Senate and House versions of tax reform have big differences including the treatment of the health insurance mandate penalties, as well as the number of tax brackets. The two will need to be reconciled before they get to President Trump’s desk.

Here’s how the Senate plan could affect you:

2017 rates versus your rate under the Senate bill

The Senate bill maintains seven brackets, the same number as exist under current law, but it also lowers most of the rates and raises many of the income thresholds. For example, a married couple making $200,000 in 2017 would have paid $42,884.50 in taxes. Under the Senate bill, they would move from the 28 percent to the 24 percent tax bracket, and their tax bill would drop to $37,079 — before deductions are considered.

 Standard deduction goes up, other deductions out

The Senate bill would nearly double the standard deduction.

For individuals, it would go from $6,350 to $12,000. For married joint filers, it raises that deduction from $12,700 to $24,000. This may result in fewer taxpayers itemizing their deductions, and the bill’s supporters hope that standard deduction increase will help offset the elimination of other deductions.

“Generally speaking, if you are a taxpayer that takes the standard deduction currently … good chances are you get a tax cut,” said Scott Greenberg, a senior analyst at the Tax Foundation. “Taxpayers with large amounts of itemized deductions, some of them could see a modest tax increase.”

 

“Lawmakers are trying to create a tax code where fewer taxpayers use deductions that are related to specific economic activities and more taxpayers use the standard deduction,” Greenberg said.

Who takes a hit? In the first eight years, Greenberg says the potential losers are generally people who make great use of tax preferences rather than taking the standard deduction. A few stand out.

People living in high-tax cities and states

People living in high-tax cities and states like New York and California will take a hit, though Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, lessened that blow in the final hours of negotiations by retaining some deductions for property taxes.

The original bill completely eliminated the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT), but Collins insisted on retaining a deduction on property taxes up to $10,000. According to the Tax Foundation, the property tax deduction accounts for just over one-third of all state and local taxes deducted in 2015, the most recent year for which data are available.

According to that group’s analysis, this deduction also benefits middle-income earners more than deductions on state and local income tax would. In Westchester County, New York, the property tax deduction alone is worth $5,548 per filer, according to the Tax Foundation.

The issue was expected to be a sticking point in the final negotiations reconciling the Senate and House versions.

“It would have been a point of disagreement that they’d have to sort out,” Greenberg said.

Upper-middle income households with a lot of children

Although the bill does expand the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 it also does away with personal exemptions. If you’re in the 25 percent bracket or lower and you have children, Greenberg says “the Senate bill is a good or harmless trade.”

The personal exemption allows individuals to deduct more than $4,000 as a “personal exemption” for themselves, their spouses, and each dependent. Greenberg says this could hit upper-middle income families.

Health insurance consumers on the individual market

The Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that federal budget deficits would be reduced by about $318 billion by eliminating the penalty associated with the individual mandate. Those effects would occur mainly because households are expected to make less use of things like premium tax credits and Medicaid.

Lower enrollment would mean fewer benefits coming from federal coffers. There is concern that eliminating the mandate’s penalties would lead to adverse selection, where young, healthy people choose not to enter the insurance market, and that would lead to higher premiums.

Wins for the wealthy

While in the first eight years after the bill’s passage, the losers are expected to be the people who make use of tax preferences, the measure includes some big wins for millionaires.

“The tax benefit for high-income households as a percentage of their income would be higher than the tax benefits for other income group households as a percentage of their income,” Greenberg said.

The top tax rate for the highest-income Americans drops from 39.6 percent to 38.5 percent. Also, because of the brackets being reorganized, married couples making between $500,000 to $1 million would see their tax rate drop from 39.6 percent to 35 percent.

Wealthy Americans would also see a benefit in the Senate bill’s changes to the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Senate Finance Committee documents say this was done to help simplify the tax code,

Finally, the richest Americans would see a boon in an expansion of exemptions from the estate tax, also called the “death tax”.

Currently, when a person passes away, his or her heirs can receive up to $5.5 million in property and assets tax-free. The Senate bill doubles that amount ($11 million for individuals, $22 million for married couples).

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Republicans Will Cut Social Security and Medicare After Tax Plan Passes, Says Marco Rubio


With the recent “tax Reform” the Dupublicans are finally going after the middle, lower class and Seniors. To pay for their poor judgement in passing this horrendous tax bill, they are looking to reduce the benefits of Social security (which retirees paid for during their working lives), Medicare and Medicaid. Remember that none of these folks ever have to worry about healthcare and retirement since they are well taken care for in their retirement package and the government employees healthcare plan. 2018 is the time to make the change to Congress that will hopefully get us some people who actually work for the oft cited “American People”. It is well keep in mind that this finger pointing by politicians ultimately hits us (the American People) in the eye. Forget party loyalty and pay attention to the person and what they did or didn’t do during this session. You can be sure that whoever you vote for will lie to you again and again when seeking re-election. I will remind you that Adolph Hitler  (and TOTUS) uttered lies until they appeared believable. Do not fall into the pool of lies that come from the “undrained swamp” of Washington D.C.MA

Republicans Will Cut Social Security and Medicare After Tax Plan Passes, Says Marco Rubio
Nicole Goodkind
Newsweek- December 1, 2017

Florida Senator Marco Rubio admits that the Republican tax cut plan to aid corporations and the wealthy will require cuts to Social Security and Medicare to pay for it.
Rubio told reporters this week that in order to address the federal deficit, which will grow by at least $1 trillion if the tax plan passes, Congress will need to cut entitlement programs such as Social Security. Advocates for the elderly and the poor have warned that entitlement programs would be on the chopping block, but this is the first time a prominent Republican has backed their claims.
“We have to do two things. We have to generate economic growth which generates revenue, while reducing spending. That will mean instituting structural changes to Social Security and Medicare for the future,” Rubio told a crowd at a Politico conference. Rubio’s talk of structural change is vague, but will likely include changing the rate and age of Social Security and Medicare payouts.
Republicans have long said that the growth generated from slashing corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 20 percent would make their tax cuts “revenue neutral,” but there’s no evidence they’re right. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Senate tax plan would increase the U.S. deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next decade, and the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation has said the plan will only boost economic growth by 0.8 percent over the next decade, leaving $1 billion in cuts unpaid for. So where does that money come from? The simple answer is Social Security and Medicare, which together comprise 38 percent of the total federal budget, second only to military spending.
“The driver of our debt is the structure of Social Security and Medicare for future beneficiaries,” said Rubio. Other key Republicans have hinted that after the tax bill passes they’ll take on welfare and entitlement programs. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said that he wants Republicans to reduce spending on government programs in 2018, and last month President Donald Trump said that welfare reform will, “take place right after taxes, very soon, very shortly after taxes.”
Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Thursday that “liberal programs” for the poor were wasting Americans’ money. “What’s coming next is all too predictable: The deficit hawks will come flying back after this bill becomes law,” said Senator Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.) “Republicans are already saying ‘entitlement reform’ and ‘welfare reform’ are next up on the docket. But nobody should be fooled—that’s just code for attacks on Medicaid, on Medicare, on Social Security, on anti-hunger programs. “Republican senators say their bill helps the middle class, but most analysis of the plan shows that it increases taxes on low-income Americans, and significantly aids wealthy business owners. Cuts to welfare and safety net programs would directly impact the poorest and most vulnerable Americans.
The Republican view on entitlement spending is reminiscent of President Ronald Reagan’s, who also defunded a number of welfare programs to pay for his tax cuts.
In order to remain solvent, changes do need to be made to entitlement programs. Both Social Security and Medicare programs are on a fiscally unsustainable path—Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted by 2029 and Social Security’s trust fund will be exhausted by 2034.

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White House SO BLack


The seat of government in the United States has always been the White House. The current resident has all but painted the White House black with the constant stream of lies, poor decisions and outrageous Tweets. The ongoing Tweet Storm which has caused back lash after back lash even from our world allies and is a stain on America. Mean while TOTUS goes along as if all is well with the world (perhaps in his small one). This is as I see it just the beginning of bad things to come under this resident of the titular home of our leader(?). It is bad enough that we have 535 representatives who have stalled any quality legislation for 10 years while allowing detrimental legislation and dubious cabinet appointees move forward. At this time we have a perfect storm of ineptitude in Washington, the very swamp that Trump was going to drain. The only way to relieve this situation is removing as many long time-serving members of Congress and ultimately Donald J. Trump. To be clear who ever we chose to put in office needs to be vetted by the people who if we look at recent history have been lied to on a regular basis by folks running for office. This White House appears to be on a Nixonian path to our destruction. The advent of  Trump has played into the hands of the baser elements of America and is abetted by a neer do well Congress on a path to keep the middle to lower class of America where they are while selling the Snake oil of working for the oft cited “American People”. Keep in mind that the Dupublican Congress stated from the beginning that President Obama would get no legislation passed yet the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania has written dozens of executive orders which have gone unchallenged and will ultimately harm the “American People”. Our ability to survive is in the hands of a little man with a smaller thought range aided by several hundred miscreants masquerading as Statesmen.

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