#Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will not help the climate

#Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will not help the climate

“Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will not help the climate” “The Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to take the most aggressive action ever — ever, ever, ever — in confronting the climate crisis and strengthening our energy security,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday at the White House, just before signing the IRA into law.  IRA…

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#Rainy days are coming, Mayor Adams: Save big now

#Rainy days are coming, Mayor Adams: Save big now

“Rainy days are coming, Mayor Adams: Save big now” Citizens Budget Commission chief Andrew Rein rightly calls on Mayor Eric Adams to put more than half of $4.5 billion in newfound revenue (over two years) into reserve funds to ensure that essential public services are protected when the next recession hits. We’d be happy if…

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#Biden still betting on windmill power instead of US oil

#Biden still betting on windmill power instead of US oil

“Biden still betting on windmill power instead of US oil” If Sleepy Joe Biden just didn’t trip over every other word, he could be much more effective in his divisiveness. That was the assessment after our president’s latest tone deaf, erratic, often nasty and definitely embarrassing display of economic ineptitude from a group of Wall…

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#Biden’s student-loan relief is un-‘forgive’-able

#Biden’s student-loan relief is un-‘forgive’-able

“Biden’s student-loan relief is un-‘forgive’-able” Rumblings that the Biden administration plans to “forgive” some student-loan debt for potentially millions of upper-class people earning up to $125,000 a year doesn’t sit well with many Americans.  It will drive up inflation and create an unfair subsidy from the working class to the most educated people, many on…

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#Abortion’s no longer a top issue and other commentary

#Abortion’s no longer a top issue and other commentary

“Abortion’s no longer a top issue and other commentary” Conservative: Abortion’s No Longer a Top Issue The Supreme Court’s likely decision to overturn Roe v. Wade can help Democrats only if “they are able to find Americans who stayed home in 2018 — at the height of the Trump presidency,” writes Sara Isgur at Politico….

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