Subsidies

It can distract us from rational thought and meaningful compassion. Jimmy Kimmel (Reuters photo: Kevork Djansezian) Just over 14 years ago, my daughter almost died minutes before entering the world. My wife had to have an emergency C-section. The whole thing was harrowing. Someday I’ll tell the whole story. But […]

The Dangers of Empathy

6 May, 2017 in MedicalCare / Propaganda / Subsidies / Taxation by Trūists.ōrg

Did you know that the U.S. spends nearly a trillion dollars every single year on anti-poverty programs? And yet somehow 47 million remain in poverty… $668 billion spent by 126 federal anti-poverty programs. $284 billion spent by state welfare programs. $952 BILLION TOTAL SPENT PER YEARThat’s $86,000 per family of […]

U.S. Spends Nearly $1T Per Year To Fight Poverty

20 Mar, 2017 in Poverty / Subsidies / Taxation by Trūists.ōrg

The public has already responded to President Donald #Trump’s America First budget plan. #MealsOnWheels’ average amount of daily donations increased by 50 times on Thursday after the White House proposed cuts to some of the program’s funding, a spokesperson for the group said, according to CNN… Continued: Meals on Wheels: Donations […]

Meals on Wheels: Donations Surge After Trump Budget

20 Mar, 2017 in Economy / Subsidies / Taxation by Trūists.ōrg

February 11, 2011 Large oil companies don’t need tax subsidies when oil prices are high, a former CEO of Shell Oil said Thursday. “In the face of sustained high oil prices it was not an issue—for large companies—of needing the subsidies to entice us into looking for and producing more […]

Ex-Shell CEO Says Big Oil Can Live Without Subsidies

11 Feb, 2011 in Cronyism / Ecology / Subsidies by Trūists.ōrg