I'm going to change my little graphic up top. I won't get to it until school is out, and I'm not sure what it'll say, but I'm not doing any sort of "what to do" kind of posts. What I'm doing is ranting about what's going on.
I aspire to "what to do". But right now I don't know. Besides advocating calling your reps and telling them that you don't like what's going on. And perhaps letting you know the next major protest is a "No Kings" thing scheduled for the day our petulant man-baby leader is throwing himself a military parade like all the despot dictators hold for themselves (that would be June 14th).
Today I have a request. Does anyone know where to find a good article explaining how the most recent presidents did on the budget?
On Saturday, I got into a yelling match with a MAGAt, and when I mentioned that the Repubs have basically tanked the budgets to get tax breaks for billionaires while the Dems mostly balanced things out, she attacked me (verbally), loudly proclaiming the opposite. (Fox News has rotted her brain.) Telling me that the deficit ballooned under Dem presidents. (Which it has, but that's a both sides thing.)
I know there's something out there that breaks this down quite well, but I can't find it (and I don't have the time to go digging right now). If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Finally, I'll leave you with an article about how the U.S. is continuing its descent into villain territory. Now the ICC isn't safe in the U.S. (Because going after the people that investigate crimes against humanity is what we do now.) And an article on how those LLMs work. (That's what AI actually is.)
Take care of yourself. Stay safe.
Quick Edit: They're talking about making COVID boosters only available to those over 65 or otherwise with risk factors. Everyone else would be out of luck. Public comments are open until Friday, May 23rd. Go here: public comments on COVID boosters.
Just doing what you are doing on your blog is more than what a large percentage of Americans are doing. If you find an online article discussing how Clinton balanced the budget there may be a breakdown of R vs D in general as far as the budget. The Wikipedia (not sure how you feel about Wikipedia) article on Economic Policy of the Bill Clinton administration may or may not have more info.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good place to start, anyway. Thanks.
DeleteI stopped watching the news, it's just sad everything that is happening.
ReplyDeleteTwo sites that may help
ReplyDeletehttps://www.aplu.org/our-work/4-policy-and-advocacy/federal-budget-and-appropriations/pbr/
And
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/BUDGET/
Thanks. That is useful.
DeleteIt's incredible that Trump's Birthday Parade... oops, sorry, the Flag Day Celebration, would even be considered. All the cost cutting plans and fake numbers of "dead people" being removed from Social Security, then these millions for a show of stupidity? By the way, "dead people" do have Social Security paid out of their accounts! I get Widow's Benefits, which are on my late husband's tax record. A disabled child may be paid on a deceased parent's account for decades after the parent died.
ReplyDeleteI think that birthday parade is a budget blaster. Also a blaster, the billions upon billions for a missile dome or whatever its called.
ReplyDeleteThis is Birgit…I remember tht Clinton balanced the budget. It seems others have stated the same thing and gave you ways to find more. You will not win against these Trumplodytes because they would drink Kool aide if Rump told them to. Let these people go because you just won’t win. Now, this moron and his ugly minions, have decided to spend a couple of million on himself following a Communistic style parade. What would that nutjob McCarthy think if he saw a President admiring a KGB agent who now rules Russia? They will get rid of health care, the arts, culture but blow money on showcasing tanks. Let’s pray the soldiers don’t goosestep.
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