April2017 – Joseph M. Firestone

What if the US Treasury Could Order the Federal Reserve to Increase the Balance in Its Spending Account Whenever it Needed to Either Spend Congressional Appropriations or Redeem Debt Instruments and Everyone Knew that It Could?

dkmscom April 12, 2017

Well, it just so happens, that it can order the Federal Reserve to do that. It’s just that not everyone knows that it can. And among those that know, there […]

Don’t Follow Bernie Down the Public Option Trick Sparkle Pony Rathole

dkmscom April 11, 2017

In January of 2009 the Democratic Party, having won big majorities in both Houses of Congress, took over the 111th Congress of the United States. The Democrats had very large […]

How Many Americans Will Die Needlessly Before Congress Finally Passes National Improved Medicare for All (NIMA)?

dkmscom April 10, 2017 1

In the continuing debate about implementing a health insurance reform that works, much attention is paid to the issue of how many people have been, or are projected to be, […]