During the 1980 presidential campaign, the Republicans were looking for a candidate to rob President Carter of a 2nd term. Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush were the front-runners. One of Reagan's proposals was an idea where tax cuts for the rich would "trickle down" to help the middle class and poor by "creating jobs". It was initially referred to as "supply-side economics". Bush referred to it as "voodoo economics", and it came to be known as "Reaganomics" - as well it should be.

Reagan won, and the Republicans have been beating this dead horse ever since.
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7 comments (Latest Comment: 03/17/2021 15:09:54 by BobR)

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) has bipartisan support all throughout the country. Large bipartisan support. It's almost inconceivable in this day and age when we have such a severe polarization of elected officials. Take a look:
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7 comments (Latest Comment: 03/16/2021 01:45:28 by TriSec)

May 1st! Everyone will be eligible for vaccination on May 1st!

That's just 50 days or 49 sleeps away. There is a tentative end in sight and its not a bullet train, although with idiots opening up states too soon it could be a steam locomotive, but at best it might be just one of those comical hand cars if we're lucky.



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4 comments (Latest Comment: 03/12/2021 19:05:53 by livingonli)

Ask any person if they believe our rights are under attack. The gun-lover will say "yes", the 2nd Amendment is always under attack. The firebrand will say freedom of speech is under attack. The reporter arrested trying to cover a political demonstration will say freedom of the press is under attack. These rights were enumerated in the Bill of Rights, but the most precious right, the one that guarantees all of these other rights is the one most vulnerable to malfeasance:

the Right to Vote.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 03/10/2021 15:45:55 by wickedpam)

"If you see something say something" has become an oft-used trope since that day nearly 20 years ago. There was a lot to see in the days before that egregious insurrection on January 6. Reporters were writing about it, people we seeing it all over social media. Something was going to happen. We regular folk just didn't know exactly what.
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9 comments (Latest Comment: 03/08/2021 17:09:41 by wickedpam)