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Pelosian Economics: Medicaid Expansion as Fiscal Stimulus

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:February 26, 2013
Post category:Federal Health Care Nebraska Network Archives

Supporters of LB577, the bill that would expand Medicaid in Nebraska, argue that expansion will result in an economic boom due to the infusion of approximately $3.5 billion in “free” federal tax dollars. Specifically, they predict at least $700 million annually in new economic activity, which could finance at least [...]

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Government’s Getting Us Where it Wants Us — Eating Out of Its Hand

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:January 31, 2013
Post category:Education Federal Nebraska Network Archives

About the time I began homeschooling my two sons 12 years ago, there was a spoof of a “news” story circulating around the internet on homeschool discussion boards. The fake newspaper article was a send-up of every argument leveled against homeschooling by teachers’ unions and other advocates for public education who insisted homeschooling needed to… more

Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:September 16, 2011
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives Wisconsin

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other… more

When the number of Americans on food stamps goes up, JP Morgan makes more money

Post author:Shelly Roche for BytestyleTV
Post published:January 19, 2011
Post category:Network Archives Science and Technology Webcasts

Hmmm: Via EconomicCollapse/Bloomberg: JP Morgan is the largest processor of food stamp benefits in the United States. JP Morgan has contracted to provide food stamp debit cards in 26 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. JP Morgan is paid for eac...

Your Tax (and Print) Dollars At Work: Welfare Peddlers

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:October 4, 2010
Post category:Federal Nebraska Network Archives Washington

It’s not exactly news to anyone paying attention: the US government has a mounting pile of unsustainable debt. A quick look at how we spend our money reveals that welfare (“entitlement”) programs comprise over 50% of the budget. As the amount of social security paid out now exceeds the amount taken in, as the stated [...]

NE Think Tank Has a Lot In Common With Pelosi

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:September 2, 2010
Post category:Economy Education Nebraska Network Archives

On August 27th, the Platte Institute for Economic Research (Platte) sent out an email newsletter with a feature article entitled "The Economic Benefits of SNAP" in Nebraska. In 1996, Democrats and Republicans recognized welfare programs do nothing more than create cycles of dependency. The result was across the board welfare reform. Programs like SNAP are on the march to reversing those reforms.