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Americans Don't Buy Tax Cuts, Polls Show Polls: Americans aren't buying key White House arguments for tax overhaul. NPR: "As Republicans scramble to assemble a tax overhaul bill, Americans aren't even sure that Congress should be focusing on reshaping the tax system....
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GOP Tax Plan Delayed House GOP delays tax bill rollout. Politico: "House Republicans postponed the much-anticipated rollout of their tax reform proposal Tuesday night, an ominous sign for a direly needed legislative accomplishment for President Donald Trump and his...
The Great American Tax Heist
The GOP's tax plan sets off a scrum, when lobbyists fix rules to benefit the few, with lies and false promises to the many. One of the worst is tax "repatriation," which rewards, rather than reforms, tax avoidance by big corporations.
Dear Democrats: Screwing Public Schools Won't Get You Elected
Centrist think tanks and Democratic Party elites promise to lead the party out of the "wilderness," but what they're peddling is the same losing agenda on economics and education.
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Mueller Russia Probe Arrests The ghost of Paul Manafort haunts the White House this Halloween. WaPo: "Unveiling the first batch of criminal allegations to come from probes into possible Russian influence in the American political system, Robert S. Mueller III proved...
Dems Want to Ditch Leaders and Move Left; They're Right
A new poll shows most Democratic voters want their party to move left, with new people in charge. In other words, they want a political revolution. They've got the right idea.
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Indictment May Blow Hole In Trump's Big Week Looming indictment threatens Trump's big week. Politico: "An expected indictment Monday from the special counsel probing Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election leaves President Donald Trump facing a politically perilous...
Five Years After Sandy: The Long Road Home
I’m Joe Mangino, and I live with my family in the Jersey Shore town of Beach Haven West. Hurricane Sandy destroyed my home, but it taught us we're stronger when we stand together. Who can find and fight for solutions? We can.
GOP Smash-And-Burn Tax Plan Does Nothing for Workers
To pay for their red-ribbon wrapped gift box for the uber-wealthy, Republicans are smashing and burning $5 trillion in programs cherished by workers, including Medicare and Medicaid. This is not tax reform; it's tax deform.
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House Budget Vote Fast Tracks Massive Tax Cuts 216 GOP House Members Just Voted to Destroy the Safety Net and Deliver a Trillion-Dollar Tax Cut to the Rich. Common Dreams: "The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed a Senate-approved...
