Republicans, eager to prove they can get something done after the failure to repeal Obamacare have pushed full speed ahead with tax reform. Just as eager, Democrats have stood in total opposition to the plan. On a 227-205 vote, the … Continue reading Why Democrats Will Never Produce Meaningful Tax Reform
The spectacular failure of the GOP health care bill in July, along with the continued antics of the Trump White House, have limited good news for the GOP of late. Arguably the only good news for the GOP of late … Continue reading Healthcare Reform Is Not Dead
With the 82nd anniversary of Social Security, the government’s state-imposed retirement plan signed into place by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in August of 1935, upon us, it’s time to take into consideration some of the implications of this program. A program … Continue reading Sacrificing our Retirement for Socialist Policies
Emboldened by a struggling Republican President and recent legislative special election wins Democrats counterattacked and unveiled a new slogan and set of policies geared to helping the “working American.” The slogan, “A Better Deal: Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Wages,” was … Continue reading Same Old Democratic Ideas
The election of Donald Trump was supposed to usher in a new era of conservative governance. Instead, all it has done is divide the GOP along ideological and class based fault lines that have only grown since the GOP tried … Continue reading The Republicans Dilemma
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