by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
No Filibuster On Jobless Aid Jobless aid expected to clear Senate Monday. W. Post: "The Senate voted Thursday to move forward with a bill that would restart federal unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless, allowing for retroactive payments to go to more than 2...
by Bill Scher | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Economy
In his latest 10-year budget, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) cuts $5 trillion in overall spending, erases Obama's expansion of Medicaid then takes from it another $732 billion, partially privatizes Medicare and reduces social spending to less than half of its share of the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
"One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions of All Time" "One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions of All Time" says Represent.us' Mansur Gidfar at HuffPost: "Under the old aggregate limit, it used to be that the most a donor could show up with was $123,000. Now, one...
by Bill Scher | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog
The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn has a satisfying article cataloging the litany of off-target Obamacare doomsday predictions. His fire largely torches conservative politicians and pundits, who deserve it. But he does not extend his ire to the driving force behind the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ryan Proposes Another Ridiculous Budget Ryan budget cuts $5T over 10 years. W. Post: "Overall, Ryan would cut about $5.1 trillion from projected spending over the next decade, with nearly $3 trillion coming from repealing the health-care law and revamping Medicaid....
