Progress Report: Doherty the ‘Blank Slate’; Pension Vote Fallout; Junk Food Subsidies; Happy B-day, Social Security
First Brendan Doherty supported Paul Ryan’s draconian budget proposal; then he didn’t. First he wanted to foist anti-organized labor laws on Rhode Island; but he changed his mind on that one too. The Bush tax cuts? He changed his mind on that one during a single interview, so who knows what he’ll think by the [...]
Fighting for Rhode Island
The last few years have been tough for our great Ocean State. Across Rhode Island, I’ve organized community dinners, main street tours, and coffee hours where I’ve heard firsthand from so many people struggling to find work, seniors worried about their Social Security and Medicare, families being crushed by unfair credit card rates, and students [...]
Fighting for Our Future
This is bound to be an exciting year for our state, and I know I speak for many when I say that the return of RI Future to the Ocean State’s blogosphere is a welcome one. From Netroots Nation coming to Providence – something Mayor Taveras and I worked particularly hard to ensure – to [...]
No More Caving: A Message To Super Committee Democrats
As the super committee nears its deadline (Nov. 23), it seems increasingly likely that the Democrats will cave on the issue of raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. This is not the first time we have seen them punt on this issue, and I’m getting pretty tired of it. I hope that you will join [...]
For the very first time since 2009, Social Security benefits to increase
Social Security benefits will go up by 3.6 percent in 2012 to adjust for the living costs. Social Security benefits have not increased since 2009. The increase is welcome news for retirees in this difficult economic climate. Many retirees, however, will see much of that boost devoured by increased Medicare premiums. Source of article: Social [...]
How to Further Destroy the Economy in Two Easy Steps – A Tutorial Brought to You by Obama and the Democrats
Step One: Form a “Fiscal Commission” tasked with developing a plan (with the end result of implementing the plan) to reduce the budget deficit during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. This will be done by slashing spending on social services, MediCare, Social Security, education, etc. (all the things that working folks depend on), [...]
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