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Let’s compare recent campaign pronouncements by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump about the corporate tax rate (the tax paid by incorporated businesses, large and small). Of course it is about raising needed revenue to run the government. But a candidate’s view about how to raise revenue indicates a preference of who should bear the burden of contributing the needed revenue. The poor? The workers? The middle class? The rich? The … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

The foundation of our country is our Constitution.  Embedded in that document is the oath that every President must take: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.“ Donald Trump took that oath, but did not accept the results of his … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

This was the “Gold Star” father, Khizr Khan, of US Army Captain Humayun Khan, killed in Iraq in 2004. With his wife at his side, he spoke for 6 minutes at the 2016 Democratic Convention, urging people to vote for Hillary Clinton. He saw Trump as a divider. Turns out, he was right; Trump’s 2017-2020 Presidency was increasingly divisive and ended with an attack on the US Capitol which he … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

Can a single person live on $7.25 an hour? In 1990, the federal minimum wage law was $3.80/hr. In 2009 it was raised to $7.25/hr and has not been changed since then. The truth is, the value of the minimum wage keeps going down. In fact, in 1968, the federal minimum wage was the equivalent of $12.31 in 2023 dollars! The Minimum Wage is Way Below the Living Wage A … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →