Trump tax reform - more dollar bills for the wealthy

Trump Tax Code Reform Favors the Rich and Big Corporations – Surprised?

From seven brackets to three The White House and Congressional Republicans announced their plans for a tax code reform bill. There is a bit of something positive in it. It would simplify the tax code into three brackets, instead of the current seven. But that’s about all that is positive in it for the middle class. “We’re going to cut …

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Scott Pruitt fails to protect environment, citizens post-Harvey

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s Failed Leadership Mangles Environmental Protection, Endangers Millions Devastated by Extreme Weather

Scott Pruitt is Damaging Hurricane Recovery and Preparedness Sierra Club press release Friday, September 21:  Despite his dogged efforts to dismantle the agency he leads and refocus it on protecting corporate polluters instead of the American people, somehow Polluting Pruitt just can’t seem to catch a break with the press outside Breitbartlandia. Why? Well, for the past few weeks at …

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Community Capital - A Sense of Place

Community Capital: Economic Development With a Sense of Place

It’s the economy, stupid. In 1992, political strategist James Carville coined his catchy admonition ostensibly to keep his staff on message, arguably helping pave the way to Bill Clinton’s presidency. Carville’s “snowclone” phrase has since been bent and contorted into service across a wide swath of issues. It’s time to bring the expression home. “It’s the local economy” While nuanced in …

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