Trump’s new VA secretary is a bigger threat to veterans’ care than Elon Musk.
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The Man Madison Warned Us Against
He authored the Constitution to forestall the rise of a despotic president. We’ll soon see if those safeguards suffice.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees
A Biden-era CFPB rule limiting overdraft fees is under challenge, and lawmakers used bank lobbyists for their testimonials.
Posted inWorking in America
The Federal Employee Red Wedding
This is not about who’s been fired, but who’s still working in the government.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The DOGE Czar’s Plan to Loot Medicare
Elon Musk’s coup plotters cut their teeth at an obscure Obamacare agency that burned $10 billion testing bogus cost savings initiatives.
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Elon Musk, General Secretary of DOGE
The richest man on Earth is setting himself up as dictator of the United States.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How DOGE Could Spark a Financial Crash
Playing with fragile commercial real estate is like playing with fire.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump Attacks Child Care for the Most Vulnerable
It turns out that you can’t just turn the government off and then back on again.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Aging Members of Congress Refuse to Disclose Details of Their Top Secret Hospital
The Office of the Attending Physician gives politicians nearly unlimited medical care for about $54 a month.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Vought Restores CFPB Procedure That Sustains Mortgage Markets
The situation reveals that sometimes, even arsonists need the building they’re burning down to stay upright.
