Michigan Senator Gary Peters held a town hall meeting today at Eastern Michigan University. As it was just announced yesterday evening, attendance was relatively sparse. I’d say there were maybe about 125 people in the audience, most of whom, judging by how people introduced themselves when posing questions to the Senator, were from Ann Arbor. […]
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Gary Peters on health care: “I put it all an the line to make (the ACA) happen, so don’t question my motivations here.”
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 55, Affordable Care Act, assault weapons, assault weapons ban, authoritarianism, Chuck Schumer, corporatism, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, Elizabeth Warren, fired up and ready to go, Gary Peters, gun control, gun violence, health care reform, health insurance, immigration, Jeff Merkley, marijuana, Medicare, nationalism, Obamacare, opiod, populism, preexisting conditions, recreational marijuana, single-payer system, the future of the Democratic Party, universal background checks 82 Comments
Could a Supreme Court decision against Obamacare lead to a public option?
As you know, the Supreme Court has been hearing arguments this week on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, or what’s become known as Obamacare. Specifically, the Justices are considering whether or not the government can, in accordance with the Constitution, compel the citizens of the United States to purchase health insurance. The decision […]
“The Super Committee failed: We have a solution…”
Yesterday, a group of people associated with the Occupy group in Washington, D.C. took out a full page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle, declaring that, as the Deficit Reduction Super Committee had failed, they had some ideas to offer as to how we might create jobs, reduce the wealth divide and control spending. Their […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 99%, Bush tax cuts, capital gains, deficit reduction, Deficit Reduction Super Committee, drill baby drill, foreclosure, infrastructure, job creation, Medicare, military spending, Occupy, Occupy D.C., social security, solutions, Speculation Tax, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, subprime mortgage crisis, tax havens, tax loopholes, tax reform, tax the rich, wealth inequality, Works Progress Administration, writing down all underwater mortgages to market value 10 Comments