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Posted by on Dec 20, 2021 in Blog, Politics, What's Left | 0 comments

There is No Such Thing as a “Boom Economy”

 

 

 

ECONOMICS 101

During the President Obama years, the “slow recovery” was widely criticized, especially by Republicans.  Remember those days of 1 percent inflation and consistent growth in virtually all economic sectors?

How soon so many forget.

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Posted by on Mar 26, 2021 in Blog, Politics | 0 comments

Insurance companies are not “providers,” they are, in fact, middlemen and leeches

 

 

Let’s rid the national conversation of insurance companies as “providers” of health care in America. 

They provide us with nothing but headaches and misery.  Example:  Ever had a phone conversation with an insurance company over coverage and costs?

Insurance companies are, in fact, leeches.  They’re bleeding us dry.

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Posted by on Feb 21, 2021 in Blog, Politics | 0 comments

A Teachable Moment About Basic Economics and Horror of Supply and Demand

 

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Hey, all you rip-roaring free-market conservatives and champions of supply-side economics: 

How about admitting you were wrong about basically — EVERYTHING?

Let’s call this column a “teachable moment.”

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Posted by on Aug 21, 2020 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

Blame Republicans and Conservatives for the Death of Small Town America

 

 

Here’s a fact?  97 out of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states — i.e. Republican states.  Yet almost no one blames Republicans for the collapse of small-town America. Aren’t most small towns run by conservative Republicans?

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