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Dennis Lund: Considering the People’s Budget by the Congressional Progressive Caucus

July 23, 2017 by Dennis Lund 2 Comments

Occasional forays to the dark side of progressive thought can serve to remind us of how invidiously damaging their proposals can be. Such trips serve to reinforce the importance of keeping such political elements at bay. This past weekend such a trip was undertaken; it was not a pretty sight. Recently the Congressional Progressive Caucus […]

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Letters: An important proposal

July 13, 2017 by Editor 27 Comments

An important proposal While members of the Republican majority are competing to see who can make the deepest cuts, there is a budget proposal before Congress that would boost the economy for all of us while cutting the number of people in poverty in half. It’s The People’s Budget, proposed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. […]

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