The Case For Single-Payer Healthcare Insurance [Part II]
We have the greatest health care system in the world. – Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Our current system is the … Read more
Steve Slavin
The Case For Single-Payer Healthcare Insurance [Part I]
We have the greatest health care system in the world. – Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Our current system is the … Read more
The Case for Medicare for All
On Monday Senator Bernie Sanders (VT Independent) introduced a bill calling for single-payer healthcare insurance, which he has termed “Medicare … Read more
What Happened
Is Bernie to blame is not the question – working class white voters are the main reason Trump won and … Read more
Why Climate Change Is Good For Our Economy
Just days after Hurricane Harvey left its trail of devastation across a wide swath of Eastern Texas and Western Louisiana, … Read more
Hurricane Harvey May Help Resolve the Debt Ceiling Crisis
The Hurricane Harvey costs could change the debt ceiling debate Q: Why did God invent economists? A: To make weather … Read more
The Debt Ceiling Will Be Raised: The Big Question Is When
When Congress returns to Washington after Labor Day, it will need to deal with two increasingly urgent matters – raising … Read more
Why Did So Many Trump Supporters Vote Against Their Apparent Economic Interests?
Why people voting “against” their economic interests are not always so irrational I love the poorly educated. Donald Trump, Speech … Read more
The Man Who Saved Obamacare
Since the day it was passed back in 2010, the Affordable Healthcare Act, aka Obamacare, was marked for repeal by … Read more
The National Debt, The Deficit, And The Interest On The Debt
Let us begin with this article on the National Debt with a segment of the transcript of a Washington Post interview … Read more
Healthcare Reform: The Goldilocks Solution
Why has it taking so long for Congressional Republicans to pass a law to repeal and reform Obamacare? They would … Read more
The Case For Tax Simplification
Alternative minimum tax fix could solve many issues Here’s the beginning of a joke you’ve heard before: The inmates of … Read more
Christopher Ruddy Sending Mixed Messages
On Monday and Tuesday, Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy appeared as a guest on a couple of major TV programs … Read more
Raising Taxes, Cutting Government Spending And Growing The Economy
Cutting taxes by a few hundred billion dollars a year will provide a fairly strong economic stimulus, but it will … Read more
Tax Reform And Tax Reality: Part I – Cutting Taxes
“The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with … Read more