The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Trumpcare Would Leave 24 Million Without Insurance by 2026, Says Congressional Budget Office
The Republican health care plan would cut spending on subsidies to help Americans purchase health insurance while rolling back the ACA's Medicaid expansion and capping per-person spending on the program.
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Government: 18 Million Could Lose Coverage After Obamacare Repeal
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that premiums for policies purchased through the marketplaces or directly from insurers would increase by 20 to 25 percent next year if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
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Game-Changer: Could Elizabeth Warren’s "Bank on Students" Bill Be An Economic Breakthrough?
The Massachusetts senator's bill has been dismissed as “shameless populist demagoguery” and “a cheap political gimmick,” but could Warren’s outside-the-box bill be a game-changer that actually turns the economy around?
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Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Double in July, Even As Debt Soars
Student loan interest rates, which have not been changed since they were set in 2001, are scheduled to double on July 1, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent -- allowing the government to cash in on record interest payments.
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10 Corporate Tax Dodgers and Their Tax Loopholes
A new report looks at 10 U.S. corporations that used an array of tax loopholes and corporate subsidies to slash their tax bills.
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A Tale of Two Elections: Venezuela and the United States
Venezuela's re-election of Hugo Chavez may be a form of victory for the poor, but the U.S. presidential election is a fight over tactics among big business politicians about how to sell the corporate agenda to the public and continue the one-sided class war against workers.
