#Progressive Economic Policies

Trump’s “perfect economy” myth just got crushed by reality. Jerome Powell made it clear: inflation is still stubbornly high, wages can’t keep up, and the Fed isn’t moving interest rates—for good reason. While MAGA Republicans spin fairy tales about affordability, Americans are still paying the price for decades of trickle-down lies. No, tax cuts for billionaires didn’t fix this. No, denying inflation doesn’t make it go away. The economy is still broken for everyday people—and it’s time GOP leaders faced the truth. #inflation #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates #economics #costofliving #financialnews #uspolitics #economicupdate #breakingnews - Small Town Truth

Is your 401k supporting ICE? Is your broker progressive? Let’s take a deep dive! #401k #broker #finance #progressive #retirementplan

Good intentions don’t cancel out consequences. A lot of policies sound compassionate on paper, but economics doesn’t care about feelings—it cares about incentives, costs, and reality. When you increase costs without increasing productivity, something has to give. Businesses don’t magically earn more just because lawmakers feel generous. They cut, they automate, or they shut down. That’s not greed—it’s math. The real problem isn’t wages. It’s the lack of economic education. If people actually understood how money, labor, and markets work, we’d stop pushing policies that hurt the very people they claim to help. You don’t fix the economy with slogans. You fix it by understanding how it actually works. #RealTalk #Economics101 #PolicyConsequences #FreeMarket #WorkforceReality

Rebooting our work on government efficiency is about getting back to what actually matters—making government work better for the people. Every day, we hear from New Mexicans trying to navigate systems like Social Security, veterans’ services, the IRS, and other essential services. That’s why we’re rolling up our sleeves, and getting to work—because we know that these programs CAN and must work for the American people.

Republicans are the reason the middle class is suffering. Full stop. #politics #economics

The Commerce Department also released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the 4th quarter of 2025…and they aren’t great. In fact, the United States saw the slowest annual GDP growth in the last three years. This video explains what caused that slow down in economic activity and how your spending kept the US economy afloat. #gdp #useconomy #presidenttrump

It’s official: Trump has broken every promise he made on the economy… and the numbers are devastating. Thanks to @aaron.rupar for the great research. Read the whole post with all sources at the link in the first comment.

Reforming our system can sound academic - but it’s key to delivering what America needs: sane foreign policy, higher wages, affordable housing, guaranteed health care, and a fair tax system.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman thinks that the US looks like a "developing country" right now:

Republicans want to raise taxes on people making under $30K, cut their Medicaid and food aid, and then tell them to have more kids. 🤔 I worked at Subway and Target making just above minimum wage without health care. You think billionaires need more help than folks making less than them?

The economy is not the same thing as people’s daily lives. GDP can look “strong” on paper while households quietly struggle behind the scenes. We might not be in an official recession, but for millions of people, it’s felt like one for nearly three years. Headlines sound positive. Reality feels heavier. This clip focuses on the UK — but the same pattern shows up in Australia, Europe, the U.S., and beyond. Here’s what inflation has actually done: • $100 in 2019 now needs about $120.24 in 2024 • That’s a 20.24% loss in purchasing power • Average inflation: ~3.76% per year • Prices today are roughly 1.2× higher than in 2019 Wages didn’t rise at the same pace. Rent never paused. Groceries never waited for anyone to catch up. So next time officials say, “The economy is strong”… Ask one simple question: Strong for who? 👉 Follow @money_moves_daily_247 for real-world money insight — not headline fiction. #costoflivingcrisis #inflationreality #economictruth #moneymovesdaily247 #financialawareness realworldeconomy

America isn't Left vs Right—it's been merchant-dominated since Reagan. Historian David Priestland's four-caste framework: merchants, soldiers, sages, workers. Stable nations balance all four. Since the 1980s, financial merchants—not builders or manufacturers—have shaped everything: healthcare for profit, housing for investment, education as debt. 2008 was the imbalance showing. Nothing changed after. Which caste should gain influence? #AmericanDecline #2008FinancialCrisis #PoliticalEconomy #ReaganEconomics #CulturalPerspective #Shorts