I wonder how much more Musk’s companies will get in government handouts through tax write-offs and what not while he continues to attempt cutting basic services for everyday people. https://truthout.org/articles/tesla-paid-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024-despite-2-3-billion-in-income/
Interesting read!
The American Prospect
Ford and Musk. They Made Cars. They Backed Fascists. - The American Prospect
Each age’s premier industrialist has had appalling politics.
“The country’s largest health insurers have invested over $120 billion into repurchasing their own shares since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.”
The Lever
Health Insurers Gave $120 Billion To Shareholders While Denying Your Claim
The country’s largest insurers spent $120 billion on stock buybacks since 2010, with nearly half of that spent by UnitedHealth.
What?!! “Three faraway Texas government agencies have quietly erased $635M in property value from Harris County’s tax rolls, resulting in over $10M in lost revenues every year for services such as schools, police and hospitals.” https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2024/affordable-housing-stolen-taxes/
“No presidency has been as thoroughly surrounded and supported by the private fund industry as America’s incoming administration.”
Opinion | How Private Funds Could Hurt Americans Under Trump (Published 2024)
The fund managers who backed Donald Trump’s candidacy have welcomed his victory with calls for new directions in policy.
Is this a point of pride now? “U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) is claiming some credit for Texas’ controversial buoys to prevent migrants from crossing the Rio Grande, saying he pitched the idea to Border Patrol years ago.”
The Texas Tribune
Henry Cuellar pitched adding buoys in Rio Grande to deter migrants years ago - The Texas Tribune
The congressman said he joined other Democrats in opposition to the use of the floating barriers and razor wire at Texas’ border because of the l...
This article spends a lot of space bemoaning how “Protecting a chief executive [from security threats] full time costs roughly $250,000 a year” and very little space on how families who make a fraction of that are routinely denied healthcare.
The ‘Chilling’ Fatal Shooting of a C.E.O. Has Business Leaders on Edge (Published 2024)
After Brian Thompson of UnitedHealthcare was killed in Manhattan, the phones at corporate security firms were “ringing off the hook.”
“The targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has become a defining moment in the zeitgeist of American health care. …But instead of eliciting sympathy, it opened the floodgates for an outpouring of rage…over the health care system.”
STAT
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO brings resentment of the health care system to the fore
People are grappling with two heavy subjects at once: the callousness of the slaying, and an undercurrent of deep-seated anger at the health care i...
“State leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward the health insurance program. If Trump makes severe reductions, it’s unlikely leaders would have the political will to make up any lost federal funds with state money, experts say.”
The Texas Tribune
If Trump makes cuts to Medicaid, Texas officials could seize the opportunity to further slash the program - The Texas Tribune
State leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward the health insurance program. If Trump makes severe reductions, it’s unlikely leaders wou...
Is this really what we’re considering, Texas??? “An Arizona grand jury has indicted two out-of-state residents for allegedly applying to the state’s private school voucher program as parents to 50 children – 43 of whom did not exist – and receiving more than $110,000.”
AP News
Arizona grand jury indicts pair for alleged school voucher fraud
An Arizona grand jury has indicted two out-of-state residents for allegedly applying to the state’s private school voucher program as parents to ...