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This is Fascism 

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is fascist — not only in what it does and authorizes, but in how it got enacted By Robert Reich/ robertreich.com.substack/ July 3, 3025 Friends, Trump’s 940-page Big Ugly Bill was passed today by the House … Continue reading →

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“Big Beautiful Bill” Adds to National Debt

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Karoline Leavitt: “President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” By Louis Jacobson/ PolitiFact/ May 21, 2025 As House Republicans continued their efforts to advance what President Donald Trump calls his “big, beautiful bill” of … Continue reading →

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What you need to share about the “one big beautiful” ugly horrible bill

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Robert Reich/ robertreichsubstack.com/ May 22, 2025 Friends, The old professor in me thinks the best way to convey to you how utterly awful the so-called “one big beautiful bill” passed by the House last night actually is would be … Continue reading →

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THE PROBLEMS GO MUCH DEEPER

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The Real Crisis Is Not The Government Shutdown By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ October 2, 2013 The inability of the media and politicians to focus on the real issues never ceases to amaze. The real crisis is not the “debt … Continue reading →

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We No Longer Care For Each Other (Video)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Keith Olbermann with a  Special Comment reminding President Obama and the American people–as we shred our social safety net trying to fix the budget deficit–what really matters: taking care of each other. He quotes Jackie Robinson: “A life is not important … Continue reading →

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Easy Way to Fix the Deficit

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

If only there were a simple way to fix this nation’s monumental, complicated debt problem. Actually, there is. We just need to apply basic common-sense economics. Under President Bill Clinton our national debt rose from $4.2 trillion to $5.7 trillion, … Continue reading →

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