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About 1.3 million children in the United States has no parent present in a grandparent-headed household which means that the grandparents are the primary source of care for these children. About half of these grandchildren live in households that have incomes under $20,000. Senior programs such as Meals-on-Wheels exclude children. However, some … [Read more...]
Some people want you to think that the reason we don't have full employment in the United States, is because American Corporations are taxed too much. Some people want you to think that American corporations just don;'t have the cash to be able to contribute more to the nation that provides them with the infrastructure so they can make … [Read more...]
We all remember the debt ceiling debacle of 2011. That's when the Republican Party decided they weren't sure whether or not your government should pay it's bills. We're not talking new spending here; the debt ceiling is about paying for what we already authorized to buy and pay for. But what you may not know is that the GOP's stunt cost the … [Read more...]
We all know how the Bush/Cheney GOP economic policies of the 2001-2009 era failed us. We know that those policies brought us to this recession. We all know the Bush/Cheney GOP economic policies brought us this debt. So why has Mitt Romney surrounded himself with former Bush/Cheney economic advisors? Here they are: 1. Vin Weber. Who is Vin … [Read more...]
In a previous article, we looked at the solvency issue of Medicare Part A. We also discussed one potential solution that would provide a $1.352 trillion overage by 2021. Now we'll turn our attention to Medicare Part B -- the part of Medicare that pays for physician services, Durable Medicare Equipment, Ambulances, X-Rays, Lab tests, … [Read more...]
The day the Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act to be constitutional, Governor Romney said he would repeal this law that was, in his opinion, adding trillions of dollars to the U.S. deficit. So we thought we'd look at the Affordable Care Act which the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) has shown will actually reduces the deficit by $143 … [Read more...]
We saw in the prior post how Medicare Part A will begin running at a deficit soon. So how can we fix that? What do we need to do to keep Medicare solvent? Republicans have decided that turning Medicare over to private insurers will fix the problem. But that's just not the case -- their plan shifts the burden of payment to seniors; to the very … [Read more...]
Health Care costs are an issue for Medicare. They rise every year faster than the rate of inflation. Why? We'd argue, in large part the cause is the private profit making health care system the United States has chosen to embrace, despite it's poor performance in keeping us healthy or alive. But we also have to acknowledge that while per capita … [Read more...]
About 1.3 million children in the United States has no parent present in a … [Read More...]
