“Just 20 miles from the capital of San Juan, residents here are still marooned after Hurricane Maria destroyed the once-lush landscape more than a week ago, but people are finding ways to help each other. They have no running water, electricity or reliable communication with the rest of the world, since Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph and devastated the U.S. commonwealth.” More …
Author: Editor
Trump Hires Campaign Workers Instead of Farm Experts at USDA
“President Donald Trump’s appointees to jobs at Agriculture Department headquarters include a long-haul truck driver, a country club cabana attendant and the owner of a scented-candle company.” More …
NSA Warned Trump White House Against Using Personal Email
“In briefings to incoming Trump aides, security officials highlighted the dangers of unsecured email and phones.” More …
Kushner Used Private Email to Conduct White House Business
“The senior adviser set up the account after the election. Other West Wing officials have also used private email accounts for official business.” More …
At Least Six Trump White House Officials Used Private Email
“Multiple current and former White House officials have used private email for official administration correspondence, CNN has learned.” More …
Trump Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes on Many Middle-Income Families
“White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said a ‘typical’ American family making about $100,000 would get a tax break of about $1,000. [Editor’s Note: typical American family earns $59,000.] ‘If we allow a family to keep another $1,000 of their income, what does that mean?’ he asked. ‘They can renovate their kitchen. They can buy a new car. They can take a family vacation. They can increase their lifestyle.'” [Editor’s Note: Where are new cars sold for $1000?] Billionaires out of touch with the real world. More …
“Big Six” Tax Framework Provides Windfall to High-Income Households, With Working Families Largely an Afterthought
“The ‘Big Six’ Republican tax framework announced today specifies large tax cuts aimed at profitable corporations and wealthy households while offering only vague promises for lower- and middle-income working families. It closely follows many aspects of the House GOP’s ‘Better Way’ plan released last year, which was heavily tilted to those high on the income scale. Like that plan, the new framework offers little for working families with modest incomes compared to what it would do for those at the top.” More …
Wealthy, Not Middle Class, Would Be Big Winners in GOP Tax Plan
“About 30 percent of those earning between $50,000 and $150,000 would pay more under the Republican plan, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.” More …
Economists Have No Use for Republican Tax Cuts
They don’t boost growth; they just add to deficits. More …
Trump’s Unpaid-For Tax Cuts May Total $5 Trillion In New Tax Plan
Failure to pay for tax cuts by closing tax loopholes may put Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Education on the Chopping Block More …