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Lincoln Steffens. The Shame of the Cities. We need a modern generation of muckrakers to wake us up.

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Secure Act new savings plan? Baby bonds? Where does the money come from if taxes don't increase. Take away Medicaid? Finance new savings programs that invest in market funds? Wall street makes out even if management is "low cost". Looks like redistribution up rather than down to me.

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US Social Security system is not a Ponzi scheme!

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Do other countries rely on general revenue collections for old age pensions? That is the only way I can make sense of the contention that an ageing work force and low birth rate automatically challenges those pensions.

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The limit or wage base this year is 176,000. If we extent Trump 1 tax cuts I would argue it is only fair to increase the wage base enough to fully fund Social Security. Social Surity payments in the US are an earned benefit not a gift of an entitlement.

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Please tell me about "old age pensions" in other countries. Social security payments in the U S are paid for largely by worker contributions and employer contributions (a form of deferred pay). There is income redistribution to the extent that benefits have less utility for the rich.

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Trump signed EOs on Education. I guess he forgot that with no Education Department there is not going to be anybody to follow up

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200 years before the American Revolution French history tells us that different agencies of government had essentially their own armies. In our constitutional republic we have agreed that the coercive power of police and armies must be limited by the Constitution and not maintained separately.

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Sybil Ludington A brave 16 year old girl who also rode to alert militia about approaching British troops on April 26.

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I would think twice before sitting down to play tariff poker with the former head of the Bank of England.

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Depotations aren't unprecedented. The "Trail of Tears" and the "Long Walk" were just two examples. Compare and contrast anyone?

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I'm proud to be a Spartan joining in the Mutual Academic Defense Compact along with NMSU and UNM.

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I was told that German machine gunners were taught to shoot low at the legs of on coming American troops because buddies would help the wounded to get help in the rear. Instead of killing one soldier, possibly three would be removed from action. True or not, I would rather be a helper.

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First they came for women. Then they came for transpeople. Then they came for gays. Then they came for the press. Then they came for lawyers. Then they came for judges. Then they came for tax paying immigrants. And foreign students. And the disabled. Will they come for you or me next?

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Why is rachel maddow show not showing to the end?

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I met a guy today that said his hope to get out of the current situation was in the secons coming. Sound a little like the people in the depression who said "ther'll be pie in the sky, bye and bye."? THAT'S A LIE!

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Giles Corey--"More weight"

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If 47 is using "war powers" and Congress has not declared war, who has 47 declared war on?

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pluralism in american democracy book

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Unintended consequences? If Trump's policies crash the economy, won't that reduce emissions? And if we combine that with an epidemic then pollution will be reduced because we will have fewer people. Karma is a bitch, isn't it? Future generations can praise Trump for getting climate under control.

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www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

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BP announces strategy change

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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act

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@maddow.msnbc.com Carl Hatch used to be a hero to good civil servants. Would his story be worth repeating?

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Proud that Carl Hatch was from New Mexico. The Hatch Act was important in guiding the Civil Service to get away from politiics.

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My breakfast, eggs and coffee, costs more and it is Trumps fault!

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I think many people were encouraged by Project 2025. They may have thought that these "bright people" had everything figured out. Now we know that no matter how good the guidebook, inept implementation is a failure.

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Will we insist on a pledge from any federal legislators up for election or reelection to impeach 47? The only way to remove inept elected and appointed officials that are following official orders will be, I fear, to use the tool of impeachment. We need our version of Grover Norquist and AFT.

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Anything that 47 does in the next 4 years they will claim is "official". There is a constitutional remedy. Start building the case for IMPEACHMENT now!

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Lincoln Steffens. The Shame of the Cities. We need a modern generation of muckrakers to wake us up.

Secure Act new savings plan? Baby bonds? Where does the money come from if taxes don't increase. Take away Medicaid? Finance new savings programs that invest in market funds? Wall street makes out even if management is "low cost". Looks like redistribution up rather than down to me.

US Social Security system is not a Ponzi scheme!

Do other countries rely on general revenue collections for old age pensions? That is the only way I can make sense of the contention that an ageing work force and low birth rate automatically challenges those pensions.

The limit or wage base this year is 176,000. If we extent Trump 1 tax cuts I would argue it is only fair to increase the wage base enough to fully fund Social Security. Social Surity payments in the US are an earned benefit not a gift of an entitlement.

Please tell me about "old age pensions" in other countries. Social security payments in the U S are paid for largely by worker contributions and employer contributions (a form of deferred pay). There is income redistribution to the extent that benefits have less utility for the rich.

Trump signed EOs on Education. I guess he forgot that with no Education Department there is not going to be anybody to follow up

200 years before the American Revolution French history tells us that different agencies of government had essentially their own armies. In our constitutional republic we have agreed that the coercive power of police and armies must be limited by the Constitution and not maintained separately.

Sybil Ludington A brave 16 year old girl who also rode to alert militia about approaching British troops on April 26.

I would think twice before sitting down to play tariff poker with the former head of the Bank of England.

Depotations aren't unprecedented. The "Trail of Tears" and the "Long Walk" were just two examples. Compare and contrast anyone?

I'm proud to be a Spartan joining in the Mutual Academic Defense Compact along with NMSU and UNM.

I was told that German machine gunners were taught to shoot low at the legs of on coming American troops because buddies would help the wounded to get help in the rear. Instead of killing one soldier, possibly three would be removed from action. True or not, I would rather be a helper.

First they came for women. Then they came for transpeople. Then they came for gays. Then they came for the press. Then they came for lawyers. Then they came for judges. Then they came for tax paying immigrants. And foreign students. And the disabled. Will they come for you or me next?

Why is rachel maddow show not showing to the end?

I met a guy today that said his hope to get out of the current situation was in the secons coming. Sound a little like the people in the depression who said "ther'll be pie in the sky, bye and bye."? THAT'S A LIE!

Giles Corey--"More weight"

If 47 is using "war powers" and Congress has not declared war, who has 47 declared war on?

pluralism in american democracy book

Unintended consequences? If Trump's policies crash the economy, won't that reduce emissions? And if we combine that with an epidemic then pollution will be reduced because we will have fewer people. Karma is a bitch, isn't it? Future generations can praise Trump for getting climate under control.

www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

BP announces strategy change

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act

@maddow.msnbc.com Carl Hatch used to be a hero to good civil servants. Would his story be worth repeating?

Proud that Carl Hatch was from New Mexico. The Hatch Act was important in guiding the Civil Service to get away from politiics.

My breakfast, eggs and coffee, costs more and it is Trumps fault!

I think many people were encouraged by Project 2025. They may have thought that these "bright people" had everything figured out. Now we know that no matter how good the guidebook, inept implementation is a failure.

Will we insist on a pledge from any federal legislators up for election or reelection to impeach 47? The only way to remove inept elected and appointed officials that are following official orders will be, I fear, to use the tool of impeachment. We need our version of Grover Norquist and AFT.

Anything that 47 does in the next 4 years they will claim is "official". There is a constitutional remedy. Start building the case for IMPEACHMENT now!

Is "know ypur rights training" similar to "the talk". We have to have new respect for what Black families have lived with for hundreds of years.

Remember when we first said "Trickle down is trickled on."?

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