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Jessica Riedl: The Last Fiscal Conservative

“Jessica Riedl (formerly Brian Riedl) is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, focusing on budget, tax, and economic policy. Previously, she worked for six years as chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and as staff director of the … Continue reading

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Ben Meisleas: FOX News LOSES IT On AIR As President Trump APPROVAL PLUMMETS

“MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News getting more desperate than ever as Trump’s approval keeps plummeting.” Source:Meidas Touch with a look at MAGA News. From the Meidas Touch From Yahoo News: “As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) looks … Continue reading

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TED: Stephanie Kelton: ‘The Big Myth of Government Deficits’

Source:TED– economist Stephanie Kelton. Source:The New Democrat “Government deficits have gotten a bad rap, says economist Stephanie Kelton. In this groundbreaking talk, she makes the case to stop looking at government spending as a path towards frightening piles of debt, … Continue reading

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Firing Line With Margaret Hoover: Maya MacGuineas & Robert Reich

Source:Firing Line With Margaret Hoover– left to right: Margaret Hoover, Maya MacGuineas, and Robert Reich. “Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and federal budget expert Maya MacGuineas discuss America’s staggering national debt and what should be done about it.” From Firing Line … Continue reading

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Great on Yak: Archie Bunker on Democrats & the 1970s

The New Democrat Oh the 1970s, a decade about sacrifice and millions of Americans learning about their government and their politicians and that they didn’t like a lot of them. But of course as George Carlin always said, “no one … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Robert Reich: Why America Has Forgotten Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons

Source:The New Democrat AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Lost Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons What Robert Reich and others on the further left of me do not understand is that when we had those huge tax rates in … Continue reading

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