Preserving and strengthening Social Security for Washington State
Union activists from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) rally at the Minneapolis Social Security Field Office | Image: American Federation of Government Employees via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/oHJUrp In federal government buildings across the country, public employee unions are being kicked out of offices where they meet with the workers they represent. It's …
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Image: GotCredit via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/MK4Ccf America has some serious policy choices to make, and pretending that seniors are living the high life on Social Security doesn’t clarify matters, especially as the claim is typically made by conservatives as a rationale to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits. The figures on bankruptcy suggest that …
Image: janinsanfran via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/6Vcsg6 Something interesting is happening in the age of Trump: 63 percent of Americans support a national health insurance plan, or Medicare for All, in which the federal government would guarantee health insurance for everyone in the country. Mounting support for Medicare for All has left conservatives hyperventilating. Commercial …
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