As a result of the reduction in the maximum tax rates, here is the impact it’s had on the national debt. So rather than raise taxes on the high income wage earners, this administration feels it would be more efficient to cut government services and social safety nets.

Attached is a graphic that shows how tax policy has changed over the last 40 years. What it shows in the gray background is the max tax rate and the magenta line shows the median tax rate. One trend is declining, the other is flat. Guess who’s benefiting?

Iowa senate Bill # SSB 1051

Call and/or Email these elected officials.

Senate President, Amy Sinclair
amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov

Chair, Judiciary Committee
Jason Schultz
jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Senate phone # is:
515-281-3371

Make your voice heard!

4. Bayer is pushing this bill because it has paid $11,000,000,000 ($11B) in
settling over 100,000 cancer lawsuits related to Roundup.

Iowa senate Bill # SSB 1051

1. Legislators must put Public Health above Corporate greed.
2. Industrial agriculture is making us sick and the governor and legislature know it.
3. Iowa is the ONLY state in the nation with a rising cancer rate.

Iowa senate Bill # SSB 1051

Description :This bill:
1. Eliminates Iowans’ access to information about the serious health risks of pesticides.
2.Eliminates legal recourse for those that get sick from using the pesticide.
3. Part of National effort to silence cancer patients and protect Big Ag.

Indeed a hero, and perhaps a message to the churches who preach the rhetoric of new president…

Funny and so true!

I’m trying to do my part, now serving on my county planning and zoning board. When opportunity is there, I hope to discuss the public policy and how it impacts our community.

Congressional hearings start this week and cabinet confirmation are on the agenda. Please contact your senators and let them know your position on these nominees. Remember, they work for you!

As the new congress comes into session and cabinet nominations seek confirmation, let your Senators and Representatives know your opinion. Here’s how to locate your congressional representatives.

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With this basic demographic information, the question I have, and want to answer is. Why are my neighbors voting Red when policies like lowering taxes on high income earners, and cutting entitlements and social safety nets would negatively impact them?

A little about my community. I live in a rural Iowa county, less than 6,000 residents. As a county, ~1 in 3 did vote blue, and ~75% of voting age voted in this past election. Our median household income is just above $54,000 a year and 11.8% of our population is below the poverty line.

To make meaningful change, it’s important for all of us to express our opinions to our elected representatives both, state and federal. I believe, if we all do a little, we can get our government governing in a way that benefits us collectively as a nation and citizens of our shared planet.

In the coming days, weeks and months, I’m going to post what ‘I’m’ doing to make a difference in my community. I will also solicit feedback on my approach. I want to hear what you’re doing in your communities to educate your neighbors on how public policy impacts our communities.

To say I was disappointed with the outcome of the 2024 presidential election is an understatement. Since then I’ve been reading a lot of posts about how ‘we’ collectively must stop the agenda of the incoming administration.