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Category Archives: Entitlements
Dictator In Waiting – Podcast March 17, 2024
Trump In His Own Words And Actions. Now that Trump has sealed up the Republican nomination, we decided it was time to consider what he might do in a second term in the White House. (Remember, he has already been … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Affordable Care Act, Anti-Gay Discrimination, Autocracy, Bigotry, Capital Punishment, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Class Conflict, Climate Change, Conservative Paranoia, Constitutional Issues, Corporations, Corruption, Criminal Justice Reform, De-regulation, Domestic Extremism, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Elections, Entitlements, Environmental Issues, Foreign Policy, Government, Health Care Policy, Human Rights, Immigration, Inflation, International Relations, Judicial System, Labor Unions, LGBTQ Issues, Mass Incarceration, Medicaid, Medicare, Military Policy, National Politics, Nuclear Weapons, Pandemic, Political Polarization, Presidential Elections, Public Accountability, Racism, Refugees, Russia, Social Security, Ukraine, Voter Suppression, Women's Rights
Tagged Agenda 47, Dictatorship, Donald J. Trump, Fascism, Project 2025
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Miller Interview – Podcast August 8, 2022
Assessing The Cult Of Trump And Democratic Chances For The Midterms. Steve Williamson, Karen McClelland and Stephen Hanks welcome Tim Miller, former Republican strategist, and author of the best-selling book Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Civil Society, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Domestic Extremism, Elections, Entitlements, Ethics, Government, Immigration, Interviews, LIberals and Conservatives, Marriage Equality, Medicare, Morality, National Politics, Philosophy, Political Action Committees, Political History, Political Lies, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Political Theory, Presidential Elections, Women's Rights
Tagged Nihilism, Political Activism, Tim Miller, Trumpism, Why We Did It
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Richtman Interview – Podcast May 23, 2022
Privatization Of Social Security: The Bad Idea That Won’t Die. When President George W. Bush was re-elected in 2004, he claimed that he had earned political capital and he was going to use it to privatize Social Security. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Arizona Politics, Civil Society, Corporate Welfare, Disinformation, Entitlements, Government, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Policy, Interviews, Medicare, National Politics, Political History, Privatization, Public Health Policy, Social Contract, Social Insurance, Social Security
Tagged Federal Insurance Contributions Act, FICA Cap, Max Richtman, Medicare, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Privatization, Retirement Insurance, Social Security, Zombie Ideas
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Richtman Interview – Podcast June 10, 2019
Debunking The Myths About Social Security. Democratic Perspective welcomes back Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare to talk about fixing Social Security. He begins by talking about the myth that Social … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Stimulus, Entitlements, Government, Interviews, Medicare, Minimum Wage, National Politics, Pharmaceutical Pricing and Procurement, Social Security
Tagged National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare
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Max Richtman Interview – Podcast February 4, 2019
Guaranteeing Social Security For The 21st Century. Max Richtman, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, returns to Democratic Perspective. We begin by asking about the many stories that Social Security is going bankrupt. Richtman replies, … Continue reading
Posted in Entitlements, Government, Health Insurance, Interviews, Medicare, Social Insurance, Social Security
Tagged Max Richtman, Medicare, National Committee To Preserve Social Security, Social Secuirty, Social Security 2100 Act, Social Security Wage Cap
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Richtman Interview – Podcast December 10, 2018
Preserving Social Security and Medicare More Important Than Ever. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino welcome Max Richtman back to the show. Richtman is 16-year veteran of capitol hill who is currently President and CEO of the National … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Policy, Entitlements, Fiscal Policy, Government, Health Care, Health Insurance, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, National Politics, Privatization, Social Contract, Social Security, Taxes and the Deficit
Tagged Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security
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Max Richtman Interview — Podcast November 20, 2017
The Republican Flim-flam Continues: First They Reduce Taxes for the 1% Enough To Ensure a 1.5 Trillion Dollar Federal Budget Deficit, Then They Cut Billions From Social Security and Medicare To Help Reduce the Deficit They Just Created. Max Richtman, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, Democratic Governance, Domestic Policy, Entitlements, Health Care, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, Pharmaceutical Pricing and Procurement, Podcasts, Privatization, Public Health Policy, Social Insurance, Social Security, Special Interest Legislation, Tax Revenues, Taxation, Welfare
Tagged Big Pharma, Debbie Dingell, Earned Benefit, John Larson, Max Richtman, Medicare Part D, Medicare Vouchers, Mitch McConnell, National Committee To Preserve Social Security, Paul Ryan, Social Security Wage Cap
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Nancy MacLean Interview — Podcast October 23, 2017
The Leninist Libertarian: James McGill Buchanan and the Subversion of Representative Democracy. Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University, talks with Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson about the origin and methodology of her new … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Capitalism, Citizens United, Civil Society, Class Conflict, Climate Change, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Corruption, Dark Money, Democratic Governance, Demographic Trends, Disinformation, Domestic Extremism, Elections, Entitlements, Ethics, Federal Lands, Health Insurance, Income Inequality, inherited Wealth, Interviews, National Politics, Podcasts, Political History, Political Lies, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Political Theory, Privatization, Propaganda, Public Accountability, Race and Class, Regulatory Agencies, Social Contract, Taxation
Tagged ALEC, American Heritage Institute, American Legislative Exchange Council, Americans for Prosperity, James McGill Buchanan, Koch Brothers, Libertarianism, Nancy McLean, Orrin Hatch, Propertarianism, Property Supremacists, Public Choice Theory, Tea Party
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Jeff Jeans Interview — Podcast July 10, 2017
President Obama and the Affordable Care Act Saved My Life: How Jeff Jeans’ Question Revealed Why the Republicans Hell-Bent On Repealing Obamacare Are Not Your Friends. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino speaks with Jeff Jeans, ex-libertarian, cancer survivor, and public health care advocate, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Democratic Governance, Domestic Policy, Entitlements, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Interviews, Podcasts, Political Lies, Political Polarization, Public Health Policy, Small Business
Tagged CNN Town Hall, Donald Trump, Jake Tapper, Jeff Jeans, Legislative Sabotage, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Pre-existing Conditions, Repeal and Replace, Risk Corridor Pools
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