Wall Street Journal (November 28)
“American voters, beware. Politicians promising that Medicare for All and a Green New Deal can be financed by the rich are lying to you. The middle class will pay because that’s where the real money is.”
Tags: Beware, Green New Deal, Lying, Medicare, Middle class, Money, Politicians, Rich, U.S., Voters
Chicago Tribune (November 17)
Despite his “nasty campaign bluster,” elements of Donald Trump’s “economic plan could boost growth and standards of living here and nationwide. This is potentially good news for millions of jobs-starved Americans.” But the devil is in the details. “There are yuuuuge caveats. Trump has not been good on details, he’s a serial exaggerator, and he’s completely out to sea in his insistence that America has the option to unplug from global trade. He also pays little heed to the nation’s $20 trillion debt, the looming threat of Social Security insolvency and Medicare’s unsustainable cost trajectory.” Still, the country could benefit from having someone who’s a “business guy and dealmaker at heart” in the White House.
Tags: Bluster, Campaign, Caveats, Details, Economic plan, Exaggerator, Global trade, Growth, Jobs, Living standards, Medicare, Nasty, Social security, Trump
New York Times (July 7)
The U.S. risks default unless the debt ceiling is raised by early August. Negotiations leave the Times feeling “profoundly uneasy” because “vast changes are being discussed behind closed doors…and on a very tight deadline.” The vast changes include spending cuts for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, as well as overhauling the tax code.
Tags: Debt ceiling, Medicaid, Medicare, Social security, Spending, Taxes, U.S.
