Trump has doubled down on praise for his administration’s response, calling it an “incredible, unsung success” on Tuesday.īiden, who was the keynote speaker at an event on wages hosted by the Century Foundation, an economic think tank, also drew a connection between the anxieties of workers and what he sees as a rise in American populism. The official death count swelled from 64 after the release of an independent study from The George Washington University that the Puerto Rican government ordered. Someone who is competent but will look out for the 99 percent, What we have now is the fox guarding the hen house.As the initial waves of Hurricane Florence lashed the Carolinas early Thursday, Trump was unable to move on from criticism of the federal response to Maria, which hit Puerto Rico in September 2017 and resulted in close to 3,000 deaths. We need a new Fed Chairman, one who is not part of the problem. In fact, it has only gotten worse, as more money gets funneled to the top one percent. This issue was brought up decades ago, but nothing has changed. The crooks on Wall Street, with their credit default swap derivative hedge funds are the main causes of inflation, rising interest rates and prices.Īs for these Billionaires influencing our politics with their outrageous campaign contributions, to keep this corrupt system in place, campaign finance law has to be changed. This lead to the company having to lay off a large percentage of its work force.
He repackaged their debt through loans and sold their debt to other shady entities at enormous profit, thus raising the debt on a good company, with good cash flow and products to the tune of billions of dollars. He made half that on one company called Rexnord. He is worth between 20 and 55 million dollars. He was in shady Hedge Fund companies before his current job. Jerome Powell, the Fed Chairman, came from Wall Street. Hardly ideal, but, as a pragmatic progressive, I say we focus on what can get done, and then continue building.Īnother poignant piece of writing telling the truth about our corrupt political system, and central bank. Lastly, I would note, that were this progressive legislation to stall in the typically more moderate Senate, the alternative would be to pass the edited down Freedom to Vote Act whose provisions are nearly the same save its far less aggressive stipulations for getting money out of politics. Of note, the legislation would have a real shot at passing if we retake the House, seat 50 Senators receptive to a Senate rule change, and hold the Presidency. Its provisions also would initiate aggressive stipulations that would get dark money out of politics.
H.R.1’s provisions would ensure all eligible votes were cast, counted correctly, and certified without interference and without their being diluted through partisan gerrymandering. Accordingly, I proposed we focus on passage of H.R.1 For the People which, in 21, passed in the House by a simple majority and could get through the Senate were there 50 Democratic Senators receptive to a modest filibuster rule change that would move the legislation to the floor for debate and an up or down majority vote.
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chambers plus ratification by three-fourths of the states, an impossible feat for the foreseeable future and probably even for the relatively distant future. I noted then, and repeat here, while a stunning agenda, HJR48 We the People Amendment would require a two-thirds majority in both U.S. Earlier this month, as an antidote to Reich’s portrayal of the “anti-democracy movement,” a Reich subscriber heralded HJR48 We the People Amendment as legislation that would “save us.” The subscriber rightly added, “It will shift the power balance back to We the People, and We will once again REGULATE the banks (and save our planet)!” My way of contending with today’s newsletter is to take a deep dive into the resistance.
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