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I think that’s the biggest thing to watch, not the silly “Red, White and Blueland.” It’s not worth giving that stuff attention.
But stay tuned on other efforts here. I may have more reporting soon.
From what I found, Medicaid's 2022 budget was only $820B
I live in rural NC and our local hospital is the largest employer in the area. Without Medicaid, I don't expect it'll to still be open in five years
There are Rs for whom this is their top issue. But R leadership has shown it’s more concerned with pleasing Trump than the debt.
My colleague Heather Long has a really smart take:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/14/trump-inflation-tariffs-economy/
As someone who usually pays a lot more attention to government than directly to economy, I've been a little surprised at how rapidly the tariff talk hit, but general public sector chaos doesn't seem to take a toll.
But lawmakers aren’t all taking that process seriously. Some find it too corporate & want a gonzo approach.
But we do — vigorously — point out when he or anyone else has bad ideas or ideas that will cause harm.
@kairyssdal.bsky.social had *great* commentary on this yesterday on Marketplace.
Follow-up have you looked at Frank Knight book on risk, uncertainty and profit (OG of Chicago economics)
Undermining rule of law could be pertinent here, eh? Is it being assessed well by investors? Screenshots in FT of surprised international bankers, etc
I am thinking Risk Uncertainty and Profit is unfortunately too pertinent! btw have been eligible 6+ years but still deferring
but not gonna wait until 70 🙄
https://books.google.com/books?id=jKoJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA4&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1#v=onepage&q&f=false
If there was even a whisper that he would, I’d quit. And I’d make sure you knew about it.
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How broad is impoundment power? Can POTUS impound my Soc Sec? Can he do it for any reason?
(Sorry for punting this question.)
Is this true, and is there stomach for this among Midwest Republicans in Congress? I can’t imagine king corn wants everyone eating non-shelf stable food.
Still, the mostly likely change to food stamps would be work requirements. That’s almost guaranteed as part of a Republican tax bill.
Broadly, it’s another move that chips away at consumer power. And on top of the tax cuts and tariffs, consumers are set to lose a lot of ground.
I’m honestly kind of interested in how it will affect consumers on a lot of levels, especially with the emergence and consolidation of big tech. It seems like CFPB was doing a lot of the job European regulators
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