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Robert Reich

Under Reagan's tax cuts, the average tax cut for the top 1% was 68x larger than the average cut for middle-class households. Under Bush's tax cuts, it was 16x larger. And under Trump, 36x larger.  The GOP has always governed for the privileged few.

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Trump said today that DOGE is "the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon." DOGE has already devoured countless programs that millions rely on. Don't count on it developing a taste for Musk's subsidies and contracts.

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50 Republican Senators and JD Vance just voted to slash healthcare, education, and food assistance for millions of working people to fund tax cuts skewed to the ultra-wealthy. Don't fall for the GOP's "working-class party" rebrand.

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At a time of near-record inequalities of income and wealth, Senate Republicans have passed the largest redistribution of income upward in the history of this nation. It will now be voted on in the House. Call your reps and demand they vote "NO" on this travesty: (202) 224-3121.

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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Taking from those in need and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this with their budget bill. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

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This is not about "left" vs "right" anymore — and it hasn't been for a long time. These old labels divide the public and distract them from noticing they’re being shafted.

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Robert Reich

Are you paying attention?

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Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion+ in tax cuts for the wealthy... "That's just how it is."

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Trump’s giant budget-busting, Medicaid-shattering, shafting-the-poor-and-working-class, making-the-rich-even richer bill is a travesty. We must ensure that senators who voted in favor of this monstrosity are booted out of the Senate as soon as they’re up for reelection.

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What is freedom? Are you really free if your groceries or medicine are so expensive that you can’t afford them? Or if your boss can change your work schedule on a whim or block you from getting a new job? Lina Khan explains how excessive corporate power makes us less free.

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Trump is hawking colognes and perfumes to cover up the stench of his terrible budget bill that takes healthcare and food assistance away from our most vulnerable to pay for tax cuts skewed towards the richest Americans.

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Robert Reich

Here's the truth about tax cuts for the rich. They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth but do nothing for average working people. Nothing trickles down — and the tax cuts don't "pay for themselves."

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Robert Reich

Should billionaires exist? https://youtu.be/eTAlWw9Hbcg?si=5a-r6fNkEx1vkFQ8

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This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode deficits 3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat.

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Robert Reich

trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick

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Billionaire donors to Cuomo's super PAC included: -Bill Ackman -Michael Bloomberg -Stephen Ross -Ken Langone -Dan Loeb -Ken Griffin Let Zohran's victory in the face of Big Money remind us that people have the power.

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Tolkien’s palantír fell under the control of Sauron. Thiel’s Palantir is falling under the control of Trump. How this story ends is up to all of us. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/30/peter-thiel-palantir-threat-to-americans

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What was Trump doing as Senate Republicans plotted to kick millions off healthcare to extend tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy? Golfing at his club with three GOP Senators. Add it to the $26M (and counting) golf tab taxpayers have already fronted since Trump's inauguration.

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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

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If the Senate's budget is enacted, millions will lose health insurance, millions will fall into poverty, and the national debt will increase by $3.3T. All of this to provide a major tax cut mainly to the rich and big corporations. There is no justification for this.

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Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all. It comes at a time of near-record inequalities of income and wealth. This budget bill is a nightmare.

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Trump's budget includes massive cuts to vital programs in exchange for tax cuts skewed to the rich. It's so unpopular that the House GOP voted on it in the wee hours of the morning last month. Now, the Senate GOP is ramming it through over the weekend. They want to hide it.

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The 35 richest Republican members of Congress have a net worth of $2.5 billion.  They stand to gain from the GOP budget's tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich.  Meanwhile, they're cutting Medicaid and food assistance for millions of their constituents.

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Last night I couldn’t get out of my head that Trump is intent on abolishing the two branches of the government with the constitutional duty to constrain him. A Sunday thought... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-trump-wants-only-one

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The Trump-Republican budget would be a disgrace under any circumstance. At a time when inequalities of income and wealth in America are wider than they have been in more than 80 years — with the richest Americans taking home near-record amounts of both — the bill is shameful.

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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.

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In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong. https://youtu.be/Bnd0eSuxu84?si=Iw9SwyzxCB9MXBpb

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There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

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Democrats cannot defeat authoritarian fascism without an agenda that stands squarely on the side of working people. We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before.

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Trump's 2017 tax cuts were a huge giveaway to corporations and the ultra-wealthy — and a bust for working families. Here's another reminder that extending them is a terrible idea. https://youtu.be/XdzzvRJM4eY?si=C0nr2w74rZS6Y-ga

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What's in the Trump/GOP big, ugly bill? -Tax cuts skewed to the rich -Medicaid & SNAP cuts -Public land sell off -Big Oil tax loopholes -Blocks state and local regulation against AI -More money for defense contractors The oligarchy's wishlist.

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The Trump DOJ’s lawsuit against every federal district court judge in Maryland flew under the radar. It’s absolutely bonkers.

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Zohran’s remarkable win. The Republicans’ big, ugly bill. Trump’s growing list of broken promises. We discuss all of this, and more, on a special Coffee Klatch live from New York City! youtu.be/PgfVgrDSau4

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Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people. Maybe you've heard the word a few times this week.  But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic. Watch. https://youtu.be/xq02yuY4wDQ?si=Jr_pgtBwYmHNvjuj

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This is not about "left" vs "right" anymore — and it hasn't been for a long time. The oligarchy feels safer if people split along the old “left” vs.“right” battle lines, so they won’t notice they’re being shafted and won't join together to fight back.

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The moral squalor of Trump has brought us back to the basics — especially understanding the importance of checks and balances and separation of powers. Both the Republican-controlled Congress and conservative Supreme Court Seem hellbent on abdicating their duties to a tyrant.

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We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law.  A new generation that gives meaning to the “we” in “we the people.” Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as the future.

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The rich have never been richer. Meanwhile, many Americans are struggling to get by. What are Trump and Republicans doing about it? Passing more tax cuts predominantly for the wealthy while making devastating cuts to the social safety net.

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The Trump-Republican budget would be a disgrace under any circumstance. At a time when inequalities of income and wealth in America are wider than they have been in more than 80 years — with the richest Americans taking home near-record amounts of both — the bill is shameful.

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Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year. The richest households gain about $12,000 per year. It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)

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The moral squalor of Trump has brought us back to the basics — especially understanding the importance of checks and balances and separation of powers. Both the Republican-controlled Congress and conservative Supreme Court Seem hellbent on abdicating their duties to a tyrant.

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"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor

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Instead of wringing their hands over him, Democrats should follow Zohran Mamdani's lead. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-corporate-democrats-biggest-nightmare

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10 years ago, a Supreme Court that was starkly different from our current one made marriage equality the law of the land. Today it seems like a no-brainer that people should be allowed to marry the person they love. But not long ago, this was seen as a radical idea. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4Y...

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Corporate profits have hit record highs. CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker. We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid. But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.

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After cutting $1B from vital USDA programs that help food banks across the country, Trump and the GOP are gearing up to gut food assistance in their budget bill. Meanwhile, food insecurity is at its highest rate in a decade. But at least their rich donors will get a tax cut...

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Whenever you hear conservative politicians preach from the gospel of "fiscal responsibility," remember that one of the biggest drivers of deficits lately are the Bush and Trump tax cuts, which have added nearly $10 trillion to the national debt.

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Trump's FTC approving the $36B Mars-Kellanova merger will lead to less competition in a food industry already dominated by a few price-gouging corporations.  Reminder that Trump never actually cared about making groceries cheaper. https://youtu.be/9EXi6xyOXSk?si=-HI0Gt6EC9Ol9CUl

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In case you missed it, Trump's CFPB has quietly dropped 18 lawsuits against banks, mortgage firms, and subprime lenders accused of offering predatory loans to millions of vulnerable consumers. Trump is making his corporate backers even richer by letting them swindle you.

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This is the lesson Democrats should heed from Zohran Mamdani's historic win.

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This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.

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Responsible leaders of American institutions must deal with the tyrant in the Oval Office by saying unequivocally “no” and unambiguously refusing to do what he demands. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to-submit-to-a-tyrant

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We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited. It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.  It’s between democracy and oligarchy.  The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.  Know the truth.

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In the time you spend watching this video, Jeff Bezos will earn more than what the majority of full-time American workers earn in a year. Say it with me: Tax the rich.

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I’m inspired by the words of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, the winner of last night’s mayoral primary election in New York City. Our system may be under attack by Big Money and demagogues, but let his victory serve as a reminder that power belongs to the people.

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Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill could increase the country’s medical debt by $50 billion. Some families’ medical debt could increase by over $20,000 due to the lack of coverage. And it’s all to finance tax cuts that overwhelmingly help the rich. Reverse Robin Hood.

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People will lose their healthcare if Trump's budget bill passes. One estimate found that proposed cuts to Medicaid could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually. This from the "pro life" party. Reminder that 202-224-3121 is the number for the Capitol switchboard.

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I’m inspired by the words of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, the winner of last night’s mayoral primary election in New York City. Our system may be under attack by Big Money and demagogues, but let his victory serve as a reminder that power belongs to the people.

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Trump gutted FEMA grants that help communities recover from natural disasters. His budget includes even more cuts. He's also taking an axe to NOAA — the agency that warns us of severe weather. He's declaring fake "emergencies" while reducing our ability to deal with real ones.

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In the time you spend watching this video, Jeff Bezos will earn more than what the majority of full-time American workers earn in a year. Say it with me: Tax the rich.

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For every millionaire household that would get a tax break from Republicans’ big, ugly bill, 19 Americans would be stripped of their health coverage. Their priorities couldn’t be clearer. We must stop this devastating bill.

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Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money. They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.

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Despite an apparent ceasefire and claims of a "spectacular military success," the question remains: Why did Trump really bomb Iran? Here's my view.

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As my friend Bernie Sanders says, "They've got the money, but we've got the people."

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Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.

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Jeff Bezos is worth $230 billion and is reportedly spending $20 million on a three-day wedding in Venice while sailing around on his $500 million yacht. If he can afford to do that, he can afford a wealth tax and to pay Amazon workers a living wage. Hello?

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Despite an apparent ceasefire and claims of a "spectacular military success," the question remains: Why did Trump really bomb Iran? Here's my view.

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Trump & the GOP have: -Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees -Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers -Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.

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Senate Republicans' latest version of their budget bill would effectively bribe state governments to eliminate regulations against AI in order to receive federal funding for broadband expansion. Yet another reason it's a Big Ugly Nightmare.

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It’s not enough for Stephen Miller to orchestrate Trump’s deportation agenda. Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target and round up immigrants. He’s cashing in on his own cruelty.

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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.  A reminder that abortion bans are not "pro-life." They are pro-poverty & pro-inequality. https://youtu.be/SN3oLwO0OEE?si=eRK9ZK-0doOhECIj

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I’m 79 years old today. A few days ago, several grad students I know (who are 50 years younger than me) sat around a big oak table in my house and asked me questions about my life. I wanted to share some of our conversation with you. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-conversation-on-my-79th

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