Kathy Hayden EA
@kathyhayden.bsky.social
Retirement tax advisor and individual income tax preparer. Firm owner.
This is what democracy looks like in Grand Rapids Michigan
October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is what democracy looks like in Grand Rapids Michigan
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Things that have extended the average lifespan of working people:
Unions
Healthcare (through unions, Medicare and Medicaid)
Universal public education
Labor laws
Environmental regulations
Social Security
If you seek to undermine all of these,what is your underlying objective?
Unions
Healthcare (through unions, Medicare and Medicaid)
Universal public education
Labor laws
Environmental regulations
Social Security
If you seek to undermine all of these,what is your underlying objective?
April 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Things that have extended the average lifespan of working people:
Unions
Healthcare (through unions, Medicare and Medicaid)
Universal public education
Labor laws
Environmental regulations
Social Security
If you seek to undermine all of these,what is your underlying objective?
Unions
Healthcare (through unions, Medicare and Medicaid)
Universal public education
Labor laws
Environmental regulations
Social Security
If you seek to undermine all of these,what is your underlying objective?
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We need new leaders in Washington. I’m running for Senate to be one. Let’s go.
April 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We need new leaders in Washington. I’m running for Senate to be one. Let’s go.
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White House promises that next week, it will impose the largest peacetime tax increase in America history outside of World War II - $6 trillion over the decade.
Middle and lower earners hit hardest. Indefensible that Congress handed presidents the power to do this unilaterally.
Middle and lower earners hit hardest. Indefensible that Congress handed presidents the power to do this unilaterally.
March 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
White House promises that next week, it will impose the largest peacetime tax increase in America history outside of World War II - $6 trillion over the decade.
Middle and lower earners hit hardest. Indefensible that Congress handed presidents the power to do this unilaterally.
Middle and lower earners hit hardest. Indefensible that Congress handed presidents the power to do this unilaterally.
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FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
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Stop defining Trump defying the Supreme Court as the red line. He is a lawless tyrant *right now*. He is failing to comply with court orders *right now*. He is violating the Constitution and the law *right now*. We're past all the red lines.
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Stop defining Trump defying the Supreme Court as the red line. He is a lawless tyrant *right now*. He is failing to comply with court orders *right now*. He is violating the Constitution and the law *right now*. We're past all the red lines.
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I joined PBS Newshour to talk about this story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX7-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX7-...
March 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I joined PBS Newshour to talk about this story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX7-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX7-...
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DOGE signed an agreement with Louis DeJoy to slash 10,000 jobs from the already-understaffed USPS.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
March 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
DOGE signed an agreement with Louis DeJoy to slash 10,000 jobs from the already-understaffed USPS.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
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Good thing we already decided not to get a new car this week.
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Good thing we already decided not to get a new car this week.
This is not ok.
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
March 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is not ok.
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House Republicans just voted to gut Medicaid, which covers 1 in 5 Americans overall, including 41% of births and 63% of nursing home care.
They also just voted to gut SNAP, on which 41 million food insecure Americans rely.
This won’t just harm people. This will kill people.
They own this.
They also just voted to gut SNAP, on which 41 million food insecure Americans rely.
This won’t just harm people. This will kill people.
They own this.
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
House Republicans just voted to gut Medicaid, which covers 1 in 5 Americans overall, including 41% of births and 63% of nursing home care.
They also just voted to gut SNAP, on which 41 million food insecure Americans rely.
This won’t just harm people. This will kill people.
They own this.
They also just voted to gut SNAP, on which 41 million food insecure Americans rely.
This won’t just harm people. This will kill people.
They own this.
This is going to cost a lot more than it "saves"
The Internal Revenue Service will begin laying off roughly 6,000 employees today as part of the Trump administration’s push to downsize the federal work force, three people familiar with the agency’s plans said.
I.R.S. to Begin Laying Off Roughly 6,000 Employees on Thursday
The terminations will target relatively recent hires at the I.R.S., which the Biden administration had attempted to revitalize.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is going to cost a lot more than it "saves"
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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They have already pushed code into production? Lawsuits and after-the-fact actions aren't going to reverse the damage.
Government is often too cautious with changes, but recoding the government payment system without extensive testing seems reckless.
February 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
They have already pushed code into production? Lawsuits and after-the-fact actions aren't going to reverse the damage.
Beyond worst-case scenario
February 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Beyond worst-case scenario
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This is more worrisome than the tariffs and needs to be discussed more.
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is more worrisome than the tariffs and needs to be discussed more.
If you're interested in learning more about the Lifetime Retirement Tax Calculator I discuss in the article, please send me a DM.
January 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If you're interested in learning more about the Lifetime Retirement Tax Calculator I discuss in the article, please send me a DM.
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Dude. I'm Pissed.
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youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
What The F***?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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January 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dude. I'm Pissed.
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youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
Today is the day I start prioritizing meal planning. Wish me luck!
January 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today is the day I start prioritizing meal planning. Wish me luck!
Just a thought... Maybe some things shouldn't be for profit.
And people wonder how the dark fate of a CEO involved in healthcare has become a giant rallying signal… www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Just a thought... Maybe some things shouldn't be for profit.
Wait what?!?
Nothing to see here, folks. No special favors to anyone we know.
December 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Wait what?!?
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Okay, #TaxSky & #TaxBS, time for another recruiting and reposting drive. Please repost this in your skyline so that other tax nerds not already here can be assimilated into the collective.
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December 13, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Okay, #TaxSky & #TaxBS, time for another recruiting and reposting drive. Please repost this in your skyline so that other tax nerds not already here can be assimilated into the collective.
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