Republicans insisted that Trump's $1.5 trillion tax aimed almost entirely at giant corporations and the ultra rich would not only pay for itself, but create a substantial windfall that would benefit all Americans. In fact, the entire reason the GOP has stood behind Trump despite ...read more
One of the most pervasive myths about poverty in right wing circles is that people who are unable to lift themselves out of it aren't working hard enough. Some of the most militant advocates of this philosophy are those who come from poor backgrounds themselves, and insist that ...read more
It's hard to put a positive spin on this given how destructive every sane economist believes the GOP's tax plan will be. Reported the New York Times on the plan that just passed in the Senate: Republicans took a critical step toward notching their first significant legislative ...read more
by Kate HarvestonIn these days of political turmoil and intensifying partisan divide, it's difficult to keep track of the facts. Corporate-owned media outlets on both ends of the political spectrum market their material as unbiased and factual, all while distorting reality for ...read more
"Maybe rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and they want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care. They've got to make those decisions themselves,” said Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz back in March of ...read more
In an extremely interesting interview with New York Times Magazine about his economic legacy, President Obama delivered a stinging assessment of current conservative economic ideology and trashed the economic platforms of the Republican candidates running for president. After ...read more