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Tag Archives: Working poor
Vindictive Policies
I knew the decision to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients was clearly to terminate their ability to get help- even though they really deserved it. After all, the GOP believes that these folks are all sucking at the government tit, getting wealthy doing nothing. (As if.) Even though the data demonstrate that most of these recipients can’t work for a variety of reasons.
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Is Kentucky Really Leading the Way?
I am sure you’ve all heard that Kentucky was granted permission to require Medicaid recipients to get a job. I am even sure many of you think this is a fine idea. After all, why should an able-bodied person get to flounder at home and use our tax dollars to garner a benefit.
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There he goes again…
OK, my blood is boiling. Dr. David Neumark is at it again.
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Living Wages- redux
So, yesterday, I spoke about how taxes make a difference to the various folks in America. From the working poor to the middle class, to the rich and super-rich.
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Uncompensated Care
Lately, data are indicating that the seemingly inexorable rise in our health care costs may be attenuating. Is this real? Or, just an artifact? Given that there are large variations in health costs across the US, what does this trend mean for our local, state, and federal taxes. And, given that these difference in regional costs will become exacerbated as more (Republican) states refuse to run their own health care exchanges, some of us are in for additional costs.
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Shell-shocked
Shell-shocked. That in a nutshell describes the American citizenry nowadays. OK, not the 1%-ers, but everyone else. They may be employed, but they know someone who’s been laid off. They are working more hours than before- and not being paid for them- because they fear they will be laid off, too. Their salaries have been stagnant. Home values- that’s an oxymoron. The middle class folks may be paying more for their health insurance and for higher deductibles, too, which means even less available income.
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