There is a clear path for the Republicans to retake government over the last 4 years, which would be devastating to minorities, LGBT people, and women’s rights. Without too much ado, let’s get on with it. In order for the Republicans to win reelection, President Biden needs to continue to abstain from discussing the filibuster, …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
A message from the New Democrats
Dear Millennials, You are going to be the last to receive vaccinations for every future pandemic. You are going to be forced to work in unsafe work environments during a pandemic. We don’t care if you become disabled or die. You are never going to get a public option for health insurance, because we are …
The 6 types of climate policies
People who have little knowledge of economics, politics, or climate science often try to lump climate policies into two buckets, “market solutions” and “non-market solutions”. This is a weird way to look at the issue in my opinion. First of all, we have to understand, what is a market? A market is where two or …
What carbon taxes and cap and trade have in common
Nothing
How should you invest for college?
I live in Washington State, and in Washington we have two types of state-sponsored programs to save for college. One of them is the GET Program which is like a traditional pension, and one is the Dream Ahead which is a 529 plan. So which one should you pick? Well, when considering any long run …
Manchin is worse than McConnell
Back when President Obama was President, he was not able to successfully appoint many of his court appointees because the Republicans in congress blocked every single one of his appointees. This has fundamentally changed the Federal bench. We will continue to deal with the impact of this for many years to come. Now most people …
DC Statehood won’t stop gridlock
Let me make this clear. DC should be a state. So should Puerto Rico. It is wrong that over 3.8 million American citizens in these two territories are not fully represented like most other Americans (excluding the Virgin Islanders, Guamanians, Northern Mariana Islanders, and American Samoans who also have no representation). These people are taxed …
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
This year we saw a major loss in the Washington Sate legislature when Washington Strong died in committee even under a strong Democratic Trifecta. It was the most promising bill to fight climate change ever seen in the history of Washington State. We had no filibuster in the way because we are at the state …
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