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It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Stop Spending More to Keep Families Poor. AI-Generated.
American social policy contains a contradiction that becomes hard to defend once the full ledger is placed on the table. Government can spend tens of thousands of dollars a year supporting a low-income family through child-care subsidies, food programs, housing assistance, cash aid, refundable tax credits, disability-related caregiving authorizations, and the case-management systems that administer all of it — while the family itself continues living with almost no financial margin. The household is officially poor, dependent on half a dozen agencies, unable to save, and one unexpected bill away from crisis. Meanwhile taxpayers may already be spending enough on that family's behalf to give it a substantially higher standard of living, if even a discounted share of that spending were handed to the family directly.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in The Swamp
Stop Spending More to Keep Families Poor. AI-Generated.
American social policy contains a contradiction that becomes difficult to defend once the full ledger is placed on the table. Government can spend tens of thousands of dollars each year supporting a low-income family through child-care subsidies, food programs, housing subsidies, cash assistance, refundable tax credits, case-management systems, and payments to outside caregivers, while the family itself continues living with almost no financial margin. The family is officially poor, frequently stressed, dependent upon multiple agencies, unable to accumulate meaningful savings, and vulnerable to every unexpected bill. Meanwhile, taxpayers may already be spending enough on that family's behalf to provide the household with a substantially higher standard of living if even a discounted portion of those expenditures were paid directly to the family. The problem is therefore larger than inadequate assistance. It is an expensive system that can spend enormous sums around a family while leaving the family itself poor .
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in The Swamp
The GOP’s Next Fight: Florida, California, Wyoming and Alaska Head to the Polls
It’s August 2026, and while Washington is stuck on the Iran war and inflation, the real political heat is happening in four states. Florida, California, Wyoming and Alaska are all voting this month. And at the center of it is one big question: who gets to replace Ron DeSantis in Florida?
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in The Swamp
The Driving Force Behind Our Votes In The Ballot Box
The result of the imminent by-election in Clacton , UK, between the right wing Reform Party leader, Nigel Farage , who is now fighting for his political credibility, and a popular man dressed as a bin, Count Binface (who has caught the nation's attention and admiration) should confirm one major thing about how we actually make our political choices.
By Elaine Sihera 2 months ago in The Swamp
Medicine & Myth: The First Collision
Medicine & Myth: The First Collision In the desert city of Solara, where the hospitals hummed with machines and the churches hummed with prophecy, there lived a woman named Astra Vale a former healer who knew the body the way others knew scripture.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 3 months ago in The Swamp
The Peach Tea Blues & the Moral High Ground Parade
Disclaimer: All writing, ideas, and creative work in this story are my own. I draft my pieces, take my notes, and develop my concepts independently. I also edit my own videos and create my own music. Every idea, note, edit, and creative choice comes from my lived experience, my training, and my craft not from automated tools or “pushing a button.” What you read here is mine.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 3 months ago in The Swamp
The Great Political Parboil: How the Senate is Blanching Todd Blanche for General Cabinet Consumption
Step right up to the great imperial kitchen of Washington, D.C., where the chefs of the ruling class are currently demonstrating the fine art of political blanching .
By Meko James 3 months ago in The Swamp
