The National Debt Is Congress’s Fault: Revisited
Much of the leverage conservatives and Republicans have over our fate is due to the belief most people hold that federal deficits, the national debt, and the GDP ratio are […]
Real Fiscal Responsibility
“Take Care of Our Own” Dammit!
The Puerto Rico natural disaster has been commented on extensively in the Press and alternative media. For example: Jeff Spross in The Week; Over the long term, Puerto Rico should […]
Austerity Central: The Peterson Network
It’s important for Real Progressives to “know thine enemy.” Peter G. Peterson has been an enemy of the social safety net since he first appeared in Washington, DC during the […]
Defining a Real Progressive Economic Agenda for America
This interview is about what Real Progressives ought to fight for rather than just what we ought to fight against. It is about a policy agenda supporting the dimensions of […]
Don’t You DARE Cut the Social Safety Net!
This is a Real Progressives interview on defending and expanding safety net programs, Medicare for All, negotiating with the Republicans in a way that always produces measurable and visible gains, […]
Defining the Public Purpose
The video below discusses the concept of the Public purpose with Steven D. Grumbine of Real Progressives. The focus of the video is on the meaning of the idea and […]
On How The Federal Government Spends and Other Matters
My first interview at Real Progressives on Monetary realities, including how the Federal Government spends, the absence of legitimate solvency concerns, austerity scares and other related questions.
Congress, Don’t You Dare Cut the Safety Net or Any Other Programs People Need: A Manifesto
Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, along with his current allies in Congress, and among lobbyists, suggest that he is likely to break his frequently stated campaign promises that, if elected, he […]
President-elect Donald Trump Doesn’t Have to Compromise with Paul Ryan on Entitlements
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to save Social Security and to protect Medicare. But since he made those commitments he seems to have gotten much closer to Paul […]
Can Medicare and Social Security Pay Out Full Benefits If Congress Appropriates the Funds Needed for Full Payouts even if the “Trust Funds” Have Reached Zero?
Keeping in mind that the Federal Government cannot involuntarily “run out of money” because of its constitutional money-creating capacity, then the answer to the question in the title is “of […]