Changing minds, like changing the size of parking spaces, won’t happen quickly. Those of us wanting a better, more humane Missouri have to think – and act – over the long haul, over years and maybe a decade or two. The trick is to work at change every day.
Each year, in the middle of January, the federal government issues updated Poverty Level Guidelines. Based on census and other data from the prior year, the guidelines follow a traditional (yet flawed)formula traceable back to the early 1960’s. For example, Read More …
Looking at the revenue categories, Individual Income Tax receipts slid 7.1% for the month while sales tax collections did came in 5%lower for the month (but up $2.5% for the year). Corporate receipts were up but they’re too small a piece of the puzzle to move the grand total.
What I do believe is that a sizeable number of our neighbors – mostly white men, like me – feel threatened by change and have become radicalized by hate ‘for a good cause.’ They see themselves as the true defenders of the right way, their ‘white men know best’ imagining of America.
Gateway Democrats, Missouri Healthcare for All,and Missourians for Single PayerPresent this FREE event: Healthcare after the Mid-Terms:Medicare for All – The Road Forward Thursday December 6th5:30 PM Doors OpenProgram from 6:30 to 8:30 PMVisit with advocacy groups from 5:30 to Read More …
…to keep support for food stamps and Medicaid and other programs we need good people to stand before cameras and share their lives. It’s easy to see why this is so hard.