SINGLE PAYER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE GAINS A CHAMPIION
2017: “My personal view is we’ve got to start looking at single-payer. I think we should have hearings … We’re getting there. It’s going to happen,” […]
Month: September 2017
CREATING HISTORY BASED ON VALUES
Creation of history occurs in each generation. Between the 1890s & Roaring 20s Southern America created the myth of the contented slave and the brave […]
THE COURT DETERMINED DACA IS LEGAL
Verbatim from the Court’s Decision: “Beginning in 2012, the Executive Branch implemented a program deferring action against the removal of what it considers low priority […]
OBAMA ON WHY DACA AND ON DACA’S LEGALITY
“…it made no sense to expel talented, driven, patriotic young people from the only country they know solely because of the actions of their parents, […]
OBAMA ON DACA
“These Dreamers are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper…. Some 800,000 young people stepped forward, met […]
DACA BY THE NUMBERS
Over 800,000 people participate in DACA(1), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. 80% arrived when they were 10 or younger. The average came to the US […]
REPUBLICANS GAME CITIZENS’ RETIREMENTS TO HIDE TAX CUTS FOR CORPORATIONS & THE MOST WEALTHY
Now: People are encouraged to put away money for retirement into IRAs and 401-Ks because they defer tax on that income right now. (They pay […]
WAGES REDUCED BY STATE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS & GOVERNORS
Local needs are met by city, township, county, parish, borough laws, but Republican State legislators and Republican Governors preempt the local laws to deny workers’ […]
HIGH DEDUCTIBLES MEAN LESS HEALTH CARE
The consequences of high deductibles are less health care. 4.1% of adults with traditional health insurance delayed care. Twice as many delayed care with high […]
COST SHIFT TO EMPLOYEES: INCREASE IN HIGH DEDUCTIBLE EMPLOYER-PROVIDED INSURANCE
Two of forty metro areas in 2012 had an estimated 30% or more of the employer-sponsored insurance market enrolled in high-deductible insurance (Columbus OH & […]