Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme
This post appeared earlier under the title “Ponzi Schemes and the Ponzi Schemers.” I’m republishing it because our just confirmed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director is one of […]
Donald Trump
Forget the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan! Forget the $1 Trillion Coin!
Donald Trump has promised a $1 Trillion Infrastructure plan to create jobs, but has been vague about how that would be implemented. In an interesting post, Ellen Brown makes the […]
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 […]
For Berniecrats: In the Voting Booth
So, let’s say you’ve followed my advice and decided to remain undecided or even began supporting Jill Stein from this point until election day, and then you find yourself in […]
For Berniecrats: What to Do Now
With Bernie Sanders’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton has come a split among his “progressive” supporters. Some, perhaps most, say that it is time for Berniecrats to unite behind Hillary and […]