Economic Policy
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Thursday, March 16th, 2017Earlier in this month I presented “What’s at Stake: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act”. Stanley Alluisi filmed and edited it. Thank you Stanley and Democratic Women of Grayson County.
Invest in America
Monday, October 24th, 2016It’s not a secret that America’s economy is changing rapidly. In the 1950s, our products were sold on the world market with little or no competition. Today, Europe and Asia have vibrant industrial and technological businesses that rival our own. Hillary Clinton wants to invest in America, building industries and services that will be the […]
Straight Talk About Life Choices
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016Some straight talk from a friend. I didn’t ID her. Life issues tend to bring out the worst in conservatives from verbal abuse to outright violent threats. Ironic no? When I look at the abortion debate, I think of several things: 1. No woman in the United States has ever been forced to have an […]
“America is great because it is good.â€
Saturday, October 15th, 2016Dealing with reality is an essential part of growing up. A wise person can weigh risks and benefits before making a decision. At Sunday night’s debate, we saw two different portraits of America. Secretary Hillary Clinton said repeatedly, “America is great because it is good.â€Â Donald Trump recited a list of evil things about Modern […]
President Obama and the Deficit
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016Oklahoma Conservatives Kill Jobs and the Middle Class
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016Killing jobs. Killing a state. Is it any wonder, young people have to leave the state to find a decent job? Public services are essential for a middle class to survive. The budget agreement announced today by legislative leaders and the Governor proposes a total of $6.778 billion in state appropriated dollars for FY 2017. […]
Conservatives Really Don’t Care About the Deficit
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016Â Just like Reagan, Trump does not care abut the debt or the deficit. Throw money at rich people, and it’ll trickle down. The revenue losses understate the total effect on the national debt because they do not include the additional interest that would accrue as a result. Including interest costs, the proposal would add $11.2 […]
Cutting government spending now hurts everyone.
Sunday, April 17th, 2016This chart from Brad DeLong has to be my favorite for understanding “what’s missing?” or “what’s different?”. The one area of the economy that is going down is government spending. If conservative economics were correct, the economy should be rocking. Instead it is making slow but steady progress. Voters need to stop punishing government workers […]
Pope Francis, the Christian Mission and Being Pro-Life
Friday, November 14th, 2014Pope Francis has a fully developed pro-life message to the world’s secular leaders. It is a message about improving and securing all our lives,liberty and happiness but especially the world’s poor. Such a refreshing break from the money changers who have for too long invoked the name of Christ to support greed. We can, and […]
Why isn’t the economy bouncing back faster?
Friday, August 3rd, 2012Why isn’t the economy bouncing back faster? This graph helps you understand what is happening. It uses the number of jobs in September 2008 as the benchmark. This was the month the financial markets crash started. On the chart that job number equals 100. Then it charts percentage changes in each employment section against that […]
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