West County Democrats Monthly Meeting 300 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011 United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 655 http://www.westcountydems.org Monday, March 11, 2019 9am Refreshments and socializing 9:30 Business meeting and announcements 10:30 Presentation Topic: Mass Incarceration Community Initiative: An Read More …
Just as in Ray Bradbury’s bleak future where firemen start fires, today the primary duty of staff at the Department of Social Services is to deny help to the needy.
Unfortunately, this is Missouri where guns ownership is a right granted by God and asking for additional money for policing or enhanced probation supervision is a non-starter in the Capitol.
As the health care debate heats up, it’s time to be clear about what Medicare for All is and what it is not. Medicare for All does not mean giving people the option to “buy in” to Medicare under our current health insurance system—what might be called Medicare for Some.
The bottom line? Republican legislators want smaller government at all costs. If families get whacked by opioid abuse or teachers don’t get pay raises for years, well, that’s acceptable so that state government can shrink – and taxes lowered.
Featured Discussion The West County Democrats hosted Dr. Gena Gunn McClendon of Brown School, Center for Social Development at Washington University and Vicki C. Washington, JD, formerly of the University of Wisconsin today to discuss the issue of voter suppression Read More …