Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Cato Poll: Americans want spending cuts and tax cuts, saying 59 cents of every dollar is wasted
By Adam N. Michel As Congress debates how to extend the expiring 2017 Trump tax cuts, a new poll from the Cato Institute suggests the American people support an approach that pairs tax relief with significant spending cuts. The House and Senate have passed a budget framework to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent, increase…
Read MoreOut of the abyss – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Doing nothing as our country drowns in debt, our people stagnate in a service economy that creates wealth for investors rather than workers, filling our homes with foreign-manufactured throw away items, eating food processed in factories and watching what little we have saved be devoured by energy costs as our…
Read MoreChanges coming to HHS elicit strong response from aging network – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under management of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., last week announced a major restructuring and renaming of the federal agency under the initiative “Make America Healthy Again.” This dramatic reorganization follows Trump’s Executive Order, Implementing the President’s ‘Department of…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Op-ed calling for accuracy in gun crime data. $2M for 13 projects to protect habitats
A month of gun legislation coming up in Rhode Island Did you know? Guns and wildlife restoration The 1937 Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act took the revenues from an existing federal excise tax on gun manufacturers and reallocated them to state wildlife agencies. The law, also known as the Pittman-Robertson Act in recognition of…
Read MoreThe coming Rhode Island budget crisis – Nick Landekic
The Coming Rhode Island Budget Crisis By Nick Landekic, contributing writer Governor McKee recently announced the proposed FY 2026 Rhode Island state budget totaling $14.2 billion. While it may appear to be a modest 2.2% increase over last year this also includes an assumed massive $5.1 billion of support from the federal government – which…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Grieving the loss of empathy – Mari Nardolillo Dias
Grieving the Loss of Empathy by Mari Nardolillo, Dias, EdD, contributing writer “This girl is on fire, this girl is on fire…. She’s walking on fire, this girl is on fire…” (Alicia Keys) Yes. Like Key’s quote above, I am on fire. I have been teaching empathy to budding therapists at both the undergraduate and…
Read MoreIt is what it is – Feb. 26, 2025 – Jen Brien
by Jennifer Brien, contributing writer, commentary “MSNBC-YA” JOY Look, I’ve been saying for a SUPER long time I never got Joy Reid. She is an angry, ANGRY human, mostly about fake news or fake things and spewed her anger disproportionately every chance she got. When I read that she got canned, I actually felt sorry…
Read MoreIt’s now time for Congress to give tax credits to America’s caregivers – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Just a few days after the 119th Congress was sworn in on Friday, January 3rd, AARP, along with 94 organizations, sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to enact legislation to provide financial relief for America’s caregivers. This could be accomplished by including the bipartisan bicameral Credit for…
Read MoreNew study gives Congress a road map to fix Social Security – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues As Social Security celebrates its 90th anniversary on Aug. 14, 2025, this essential retirement program has long been facing a significant long-term financing gap. According to the 2024 Social Security trustees report, unless Congress acts the trust funds will be depleted by 2035, forcing the program to reduce benefits by…
Read MoreThe New England National Party forms – aims to reshape New England politics
Today, The New England National Party (NENP) has officially launched in Connecticut. This is their announcement: The NENP launches today in Connecticut, with a bold mission to create a viable alternative to the political status quo in New England. The party aims to challenge the complete monopoly of power currently held by the Democratic Party in the region, which…
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