Month: June 2018

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Insights and information about taxes, with a few links

June 3, 2018 GlenAnderson 0

Taxes are opposed by conservatives who want to keep their riches instead of sharing their money with governmental efforts to help people with education, health, etc. But liberals and progressives also criticize our tax system because it is unfair.  Rich people and big corporations get so many loopholes and breaks that they pay less than their fair share.  Poor, working class and middle class people pay more than their share. Actually, we should see taxes as the dues we pay for living in a civilized society.  That is the ideal.  We need to fully fund the governmental services that help […]

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Universal Single-Payer: UPDATES

June 3, 2018 GlenAnderson 0

Momentum keeps building nationwide and in various states to create Universal Single-Payer health care.  Some people refer to it as “Medicare for All.”  There are different variations, but the basic principles are simple: — EVERYBODY has a right to high quality health care. — Instead of insurance companies interfering and skimming off profits, the government pays the bills through an efficient system like Medicare has. — You still get to choose your health care providers, but they are freed from the nightmare of arguing with insurance companies and managing complex billing arrangements that are different for each insurance company.  This […]