I want to thank both for the financial support for SR, which has made a huge difference, and also for the many notices you sent to me telling me that you were holding me in healing intention. I deeply appreciate all of this. It has made a big difference in this difficult time.
Americans of all kinds are unhappy with what is going on with American democracy and poorly educated Republicans are the most unhappy of all. Unless the Democrats can figure out how to meaningfully present all the success they have achieved I am very fearful 2024 is going to be the last of democracy in the United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new low of 28% of U.S. adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in the country. The current figure is down from the prior low — 35% measured shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by rioters trying to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
The latest results are based on a Dec. 1-20, 2023, survey.
Gallup has asked Americans about their satisfaction with U.S. democracy nine times since 1984. The high point came in the first reading, when 61% of Americans were satisfied with the way democracy was working. It was nearly as high, at 60%, in 1991.
However, Americans’ satisfaction showed signs of deterioration in 1992 — often referred to as the year of the “angry voter” — in the wake of an economic recession and congressional scandals exemplified by members writing scores of bad checks from the House […]
This is a report is about the U.K, But the trend is the same in the U.S. Young people as I have reported several times in SR are having fewer children because they feel frightened and insecure about the future. The result is going to be a declining population. In the United States, because of the cost of college, we are also becoming a less educated, less literate population less capable of understanding issues like climate change or vaccines. A population whose knowledge, such as it is, is most defined by misinformation not facts
SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM — Less than a fifth of millennials, specifically those between 26 and 35, are certain that they want to become parents one day. This inclination further diminishes among individuals with pronounced environmental concerns. Simply put, four in five young millennials want to remain childless, especially if they dwell on climate change concerns.
The study, conducted by the University of Southampton and the Generations and Gender Program, gathered insights on attitudes toward children, family, and various political issues. It involved a sample of 7,000 individuals ranging from 18 to 59 years-old in the U.K.
The findings revealed a correlation with the nation’s declining birth rates, highlighting a drop in the number of young adults planning to have children. Only 19 percent of younger millennials expressed a definitive desire to have children, while 30 percent leaned towards probably wanting children. Among older millennials, between 36 and 41, 36 percent were certain they will not have children, and 20 percent […]
If you vote Republican, and you are on Social Security, you are voting to destroy your personal financial wellbeing. It is amazing to me that Republican voters don’t seem to get this, but they don’t
“Republicans are plowing ahead with their closed-door commission designed to cut Social Security and Medicare,” said Social Security Works president Nancy Altman.
With the help of three Democratic members, the Republican-controlled House Budget Committee on Thursday advanced legislation to establish a fiscal commission that critics say is a trojan horse for Social Security and Medicare cuts.
The final vote to send the bill to the full House was 22-12, with Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) joining every present Republican in supporting the Fiscal Commission Act.
The committee rejected four proposed Democratic amendments, including one supporting tax hikes on the rich to bolster Social Security and Medicare.
“Republicans are plowing ahead with their closed-door commission designed to cut Social Security and Medicare,” Nancy Altman, the president of Social Security Works, said in a statement. “Many of the Republicans tried to claim that was not their goal, but they tellingly voted down Democratic amendments to rule out cutting those programs and instead require billionaires to pay their fair share.”
“The vast majority of Democrats on the committee rightfully opposed the commission. Shame on the handful of exceptions,” Altman added. “They have stabbed the American people in the back, […]
There will be no SR over the weekend. I go into the hospital Friday to have a pacemaker installed. Please hold me in healing intention. SR will begin again Tuesday.
