The People's Budget (17)
The Age of Precarious: 6 in 10 Americans Living on the Financial Edge
Written by Deirdre Fulton Common Dreams
'The more we learn about the balance sheets of Americans, it becomes quite alarming.'
A Progressive Answer to the GOP’s Regressive Budget
Written by Rep. John Conyers | The Huffington PostA federal budget is a statement about our society’s values.
If you believe in this notion as I do, there’s a conclusion we can’t help but reach: The GOP’s new House budget proposal makes some troubling assertions about what’s right and wrong.
The People’s Budget is the Greenest Option in Washington
Written by Lukas Ross | Daily Kos
Billions in corporate welfare. Runaway income inequality and a tax code that favors the super-rich. A military more expensive than the next eight nations combined.
The United States of Flint
Written by Olivia Alperstein, Progressive Congress and Jonathan Alan King, Massachusetts Budget for All Campaign | DailyKos
Our outdated infrastructure will fall apart if we don't invest in repairing it — that's just physics.
Prioritizing People, Not the Pentagon, with the People’s Budget
Written by Jasmine Tucker | Daily Kos
What does America stand for? Opportunity and equality? Or imperialism and greed?
The fact is that every year, without fail, our elected representatives hand the Pentagon more than half of the entire discretionary budget, or more than half a trillion dollars each year – leaving less than half for education, health care, the environment – and everything else we care about.
The People’s Budget Quenches Thirst for Big Ideas That Work
Written by Richard Kirsch | The Roosevelt Institute
The presidential primaries have revealed the public thirst for big, bold ideas to address stagnant wages and hopes, whether it’s Bernie Sanders’ audacious policy agenda or Trump’s huge promises. For a detailed vision of what the federal government could do to actually address the big challenges we face, one need look no further than the People’s Budget, released last week by the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Stoke Job Growth Or Choke It? The GOP Makes The Wrong Choice Again
Written by Isaiah Poole | Common DreamsThe decision by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to not increase interest rates right now beyond their current 0.25 to 0.5 percent range is a testament to the fragility of the slow economic recovery the United States is now experiencing.
The Pro-Social Security Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget
Written by Nancy Altman | Huffington Post Blog
Of all the FY 2017 proposed budgets, the Congressional Progressive Caucus People's Budget is by far the best on Social Security. It deserves the support of everyone who supports Social Security.
A Federal Budget That Connects the Dots and Works for All
Written by Debbie Weinstein | The Huffington Post
After 20 nationally televised, occasionally entertaining, sometimes appalling debates, our presidential candidates this cycle have discussed a number of important issues: immigration policy, gun safety, health care, taxes, U.S. involvement in the Middle East, and the mounting crisis of student debt, just to name a few.
The People’s Budget: Pushing Us Toward a Peace Economy
Written by Miriam Pemberton | Daily KosThe Obama administration’s budget proposal for 2017 would jack up military spending higher than it’s been since World War II. The Republican leadership in Congress wants to jack it up higher than that. Fortunately these aren’t our only choices. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has mapped out a saner alternative in what it is calling the People’s Budget.
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The Peoples’ Budget and Pentagon Spending: A Start in the Right Direction
Written by Paul Shannon | Daily Kos
The Peoples’ Budget of the Congressional Progressive Congress (CPC) does not make the deeper cuts in the Pentagon budget advocated by those who work against a way of life characterized by never-ending war.
People’s Budget Formally Unveiled Amid GOP Dystopia and Dysfunction
Written by Isaiah Poole | Common Dreams
The fiscal 2017 People’s Budget was formally unveiled Tuesday by leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the same day that House Republicans released their own dystopian spending plan – and found that conservatives were criticizing it for not being austere enough.
Why We Need The People’s Budget’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Written by Isaiah Poole | Common Dreams
Set aside for a moment concerns about political gridlock on Capitol Hill. Think about the actual gridlock that could await lawmakers and citizens on their way to Capitol Hill.
Earlier in March, Washington area residents learned that one of the major bridges in the city – one that carries about 70,000 vehicles a day past the iconic Lincoln Memorial to either downtown Washington or the Virginia suburbs – will have to be shut down in five years without a $250 million reconstruction. It’s a federal bridge, but Republicans who control Congress so far aren’t appropriating the money for the needed reconstruction.
The People's Budget Campaign FY2017
Written by The People's Budget Campaign Team
The Peoples Budget is a comprehensive alternative Federal Budget which reflects the values of our different social movement groups across the country. It is filed each year by the members of Congress most supportive of our efforts who make up the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) (http://cpc-grijalva.house.gov/the-peoples-budget-prosperity-not-austerity-invest-in-america/)
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