Donald Trump and the covid pandemic have changed the politics of spending big.
IN 1993, WHEN Bill Clinton held his first full press conference as president, the national debt stood at 63% of GDP, and America was in a recession. He took pains in his opening remarks to emphasise that he would cut the deficit before he spoke about any plans to stimulate the economy.
In 2009, when the next Democratic president, Barack Obama, held his first press conference, the public debt was 77% of GDP, and America was reeling from the Great Recession. Before taking a question, he also tried to pre-empt criticism of his spending plans, arguing that “doing a little or nothing at all will result in even greater deficits”.
FEMA to reimburse families $9,000 for COVID-related funeral costs
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FEMA to reimburse families $9,000 for COVID-related funeral costs
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By Bill Knight
In today’s divisive climate, if there were no public libraries and you proposed the idea of using tax money to buy books to loan out for free, imagine the response from some cynics: “What? Free books? How would that work, STALIN?!”
Public libraries are just one common-sense notion that puts community before commerce.
It’s socialistic.
Of course, for people of certain ages or political preferences, “socialism” spark fear, confusion or regret at corrupted attempts. And small minds use the term against political foes, unfairly labeling them unpatriotic, authoritarian or worse. For what? Prioritizing everyday folks instead of campaign contributors and the rich?
HERE WE GO: Democrat Senator Says Paid Leave, Child Care, Caregiving is Infrastructure
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