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• A 70% Top Marginal Tax Rate Makes Economic Sense

  

  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has proposed adding a top tax rate of 70% that would only apply to income of over $10 million. Republicans are... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Vermont Paper Begs Bernie To Stay Out Of 2020 Race

  

  (This photo of Senator Bernie Sanders was found at Politico.com.) One of the big questions facing Democrats is whether Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will try... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Percentage In U.S. Who Would Like To Migrate To Another Country Rose...

  

  Each year, the Gallup Poll asks about 1,000 people in many countries if they would like to migrate to another country. The chart above shows the results of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Could Trump Declare A National Emergency & Use The Military To Build A Border...

  

  (This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Reality is starting to dawn on Donald Trump. He is starting to realize that Congress is not going to fully... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Religious Makeup Of The 116th Congress

  

  I just found this interesting, and thought you might also. These charts are from the Pew Research Center. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Shutdown Won't Last For Months - And Here's Why

  

  On Friday, Donald Trump doubled down on his refusal to open the portion of the government that has been shut down. He said if he doesn't get $5 billion to... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• White House Is Lying About Terrorists Caught At Border

  

  (This caricature of White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is by DonkeyHotey.) The government shutdown has entered its third week. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises By 0.2% In December

  

  The Labor Department released its unemployment statistics for December on Friday. The economy produced a pretty healthy 312,000 jobs. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• O'Malley Says No To Presidential Run - Endorses O'Rourke

  

  (These photos are from Wikipedia. The O'Malley photo is by Gage Skidmore. The O'Rouke photo is the official photo from his time in the U.S. House.) Martin... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Record Number Of Women (Mostly Democrats) In House

  

  These photos are from Facebook. They show the Democrats (top photo) and Republicans (bottom photo) being sworn in as members of the 116th Congress in the House... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Trump Get His Wall? The Public Says NO

  

  We are in the middle of a government shutdown that was caused by Donald Trump throwing a fit because Congress wouldn't fund the wall he wants to build between... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will The 2020 Election Be About Ideology Or Likability?

  

  Almost immediately after Elizabeth Warren's declaration that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for president in 2020, two things happened. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Believe The U.S. Will Lose More Respect In 2019

  

  A couple of days ago, I provided you a poll that showed Americans believed the United States lost more respect in 2018 in the eyes of the world (even more than... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Of Representatives Of The 116th Congress

  

  The 55th Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California). The House of Representatives of the 116th Congress has 235 Democrats and 199 Republicans. There is on... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Determined To Get A Border Wall - It Won't Happen

  

  Donald Trump doubled down on his demand for money to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. He has shut down the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Have A Mixed Outlook On What 2019 Will Bring

  

  Will 2019 bring positive or negative changes? It seems that depends on specifics. In a new poll, Americans had mixed reactions to what the new year will bring. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Announce Changes To House Rules

  

  (This photo, by PoliticsJunkie123 at Wikipedia, is of Rep. James McGovern of Massachusetts. He is the new chairman of the House Rules Committee.) Today the... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Did Things Get Better In 2018 - Most People Say NO

  

  These charts are from a recent Morning Consult Poll -- done between December 7th and 10th of a national sample of 2,202 adults, with a 2 point margin of error.... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Three Interesting Charts On Guns In The United States

  

  These charts are from the Pew Research Center. They relate some interesting facts about guns in the United States. The top chart is the most troubling. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is It Too Early To Declare For 2020 Race? - Not Really

  

  (This image was found at Today I Found Out.) On the last day of 2018, Senator Elizabeth Warren let us know she is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY