Missouri Treasurer Eric Schmidt stood at the St. Louis riverfront next to a poster with an outline of the neighboring state saying “Don’t be like [Illinois].” To be fair, he also needed a poster with the arrow pointing west saying, Read More …
Category: Economic Fairness
Legislative Update – July 10, 2017
West County Democrats Legislative Update July 10, 2017 Federal Items: While the media focuses on Presidential Tweets and Russian meddling, the Trump administration is quietly overturning established policies. Air and water pollution and work place discrimination become more acceptable every Read More …
A Noble Lie: Reality Disproves Stated Reason For First Extraordinary Session of Missouri Legislature
Rep. Don Rone (R – Portageville) gave several impassioned speeches, begging his colleagues to pass his House Bill 1 in this year’s first Extraordinary Session of the legislature. He spoke from the heart of the need for jobs in the Read More …
Poverty In High Definition
Television is a luxury reserved for the rich? According to The Heritage Foundation, being “poor” in America ain’t bad because the typical poor household, as defined by the government, has a car and air conditioning, two color televisions, cable or Read More …
Bye-Bye Billions: Proposed Trump Budget Will Bleed Missouri
Not all the details are out but the summary of the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget – and the blueprint for future years – can be downloaded from www.whitehouse.gov. As expected, The Donald takes from the poor to give Read More …
Missouri’s Workforce Conundrum
The other afternoon I remembered that I never had lunch. I went into the McDonald’s on Telegraph Road. By the door they had a vertical banner promising “$1 Any Size Soft Drink.” I ordered a double cheeseburger and a “$1.00 Read More …