The analysis by the Economic Policy Institute posits that Medicare for all “would be unambiguously positive” for the labor market.
— Read on www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-medicare-all-would-likely-increase-wages-create-jobs-new-economic-analysis-shows-1490800
Day: March 6, 2020
Pence announces coronavirus test will be covered by Medicaid, Medicare
As of Wednesday, there are at least 129 COVID-19 cases in the U.S. across 13 states, according to the CDC, and 11 deaths, according to state and local officials.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/pence-announces-coronavirus-test-will-be-covered-by-medicaid-medicare.html
As coronavirus spreads, Medicare gets telemedicine option
As coronavirus spreads, Medicare gets telemedicine option – MyStateline.com
— Read on www.mystateline.com/news/politics/as-coronavirus-spreads-medicare-gets-telemedicine-option/
CNBC’s Rick Santelli suggests giving everyone coronavirus to spare the economy
Everyone in America should be given the coronavirus so the economic impact of the outbreak can be lessened, CNBC on-air editor Rick Santelli suggested…
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/cnbcs-rick-santelli-suggests-giving-everyone-coronavirus-to-spare-the-economy-2020-03-05
He did apologize but probably because of the backlash! 🙄
Top GOP senator seeks subpoena for witness related to probe into Ukraine and Biden
Senator Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told members that he intends to schedule a vote to approve a subpoena for documents related to its investigation into Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company.
— Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/top-gop-senator-seeks-subpoena-for-witness-related-to-probe-into-ukraine-and-biden/
Steve Bannon wins again in battle against Italian ministry of culture
President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist wants to set up a nationalist bootcamp in an Italian monastery
— Read on www.theartnewspaper.com/news/steve-bannon-wins-again-in-battle-against-italian-ministry-of-culture
Meet the Redditors fighting 2020’s fake news war
Despite the site’s reputation as a sometimes-toxic rumor mill, Reddit has become an unlikely home for passionate users who aim to call out disinformation as it spreads.
Steve Bannon Hosts a Dinner of International Populist Leaders
Steve Bannon, an architect of Trump’s 2016 victory who became a senior White House aide, hosted the dinner Wednesday night for Nigel Farage, a key figure in the movement that led to Brexit; Jerome Riviere, a leader in France’s right-wing National Rally party and member of the European Parliament; Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro; and Eduardo Verastegui, an actor and staunch Roman Catholic who’s considering a run for president of Mexico.
Raheem Kassam, a former editor at Breitbart News, of which Bannon was executive chairman, co-hosted the dinner at the Hay-Adams hotel. He said the purpose of the gathering was “to bring together the great economic nationalist voices from around the world, not just to celebrate the victories of recent years and honor Nigel Farage for the Brexit achievement, but also to look ahead for 2020 and beyond.”
— Read on archive.is/2W5ad
Yale psychiatrist: Trump is “putting lives at risk” with coronavirus; Pence is “enabling” him
Trump lackeys who enable his “pathology” on coronavirus pandemic “will be ruinous for all of us,” says Bandy Lee
— Read on www.salon.com/2020/03/06/yale-psychiatrist-trump-is-putting-lives-at-risk-with-coronavirus-pence-is-enabling-him/
I thought that I had a bad case of TDS…lol.
“The Cut Was Front Run”: Some Traders Suspect Fed-Rate Tip-off
Marc Cohodes, a well-known market short seller, tweeted Tuesday that “The Cut”—the Fed’s 50-basis-point rate cut— “was front run”—meaning that some people seemed to be trading with advanced knowledge that it was coming—“late Friday and all day yesterday.” A longtime CME trader wondered who might have known in advance about Powell’s surprise Friday afternoon statement when the market was down 1,000 points. “Who told Powell to make a positive spin today[?]” he wrote me. “Did Powell just come up with idea when market was down 1000 points?… If someone knew that late in the day [about] a positive announcement, that person or group would buy when others were selling…. If you KNEW that POWELL was going to announce something positive and you wanted him to tell the world late in the day, then wouldn’t you start buying earlier in the day? Of course.”
— Read on www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/some-traders-suspect-fed-rate-tip-off