2026 Social Security increasing 2.8%, offset entirely by Medicare B increase of 9.7%. This almost 10% increase is better off though than the 23 million people whose ACA health insurance cost will go up by 70%+, many who will drop. The affordability challenge is quickly becoming an American crisis.

A CBS News poll conducted July 16 through July 18 found 58% of Americans disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president. Only 42% approve, a drop of a whopping 11 percentage points since a February CBS News poll.

I had a question last week for the Social Security Administration that unfortunately could not be answered via their FAQs. After 2 prior 2 hour attempts and 3 hours and 45 minutes of waiting this time I got a fantastic, capable human on the phone. It should not be this hard! This is where we cut?

“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...