Leslie Trimmer
@lbt232.bsky.social
Wife, mom, and educator. Believe in freedom and equity for everyone.
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In a new article for People's Policy Project, @dtrim99.bsky.social used PolicyEngine to estimate the impact of @reprashida.govpeeps.us's Economic Dignity for All Agenda, finding the cash assistance package would (in 2026):
* Reduce poverty by 42%
* Lower the Gini index by 8.1%
* Cost $685 billion
* Reduce poverty by 42%
* Lower the Gini index by 8.1%
* Cost $685 billion
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In a new article for People's Policy Project, @dtrim99.bsky.social used PolicyEngine to estimate the impact of @reprashida.govpeeps.us's Economic Dignity for All Agenda, finding the cash assistance package would (in 2026):
* Reduce poverty by 42%
* Lower the Gini index by 8.1%
* Cost $685 billion
* Reduce poverty by 42%
* Lower the Gini index by 8.1%
* Cost $685 billion
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Emmett Till would be 84 today.
Not 114. Not 104.
84.
He would be my uncle. Not great-great or great uncle. One of my parents' siblings. This is why we remember.
Not 114. Not 104.
84.
He would be my uncle. Not great-great or great uncle. One of my parents' siblings. This is why we remember.
July 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Emmett Till would be 84 today.
Not 114. Not 104.
84.
He would be my uncle. Not great-great or great uncle. One of my parents' siblings. This is why we remember.
Not 114. Not 104.
84.
He would be my uncle. Not great-great or great uncle. One of my parents' siblings. This is why we remember.
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What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
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The top .1% stops paying into social security by January 19th.
Scrapping the cap would generate up to $388 billion per year and keep Social Security solvent.
Social Security is only being depleted because we refuse to make people pay their fair share.
Scrapping the cap would generate up to $388 billion per year and keep Social Security solvent.
Social Security is only being depleted because we refuse to make people pay their fair share.
Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits.
Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll taxes.
www.cbsnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The top .1% stops paying into social security by January 19th.
Scrapping the cap would generate up to $388 billion per year and keep Social Security solvent.
Social Security is only being depleted because we refuse to make people pay their fair share.
Scrapping the cap would generate up to $388 billion per year and keep Social Security solvent.
Social Security is only being depleted because we refuse to make people pay their fair share.
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And to think we could have had a sane, serious government run by an intelligent person who would have acted in the best interests of Americans, and not Vladimir Putin.
March 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
And to think we could have had a sane, serious government run by an intelligent person who would have acted in the best interests of Americans, and not Vladimir Putin.
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🇺🇸Today, we remember those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor 83 years ago. We shall remain eternally grateful for their service, and forever honor their memory.
December 7, 2024 at 1:20 PM
🇺🇸Today, we remember those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor 83 years ago. We shall remain eternally grateful for their service, and forever honor their memory.
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America’s disability programs are broken. To fully support disabled Americans, we should consolidate them into American Disability Compensation. Read what that would entail and how it would impact U.S. in my latest report at the People’s Policy Project.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/project/amer...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/project/amer...
A New Way to Support Disabled Americans
America’s disability programs require an extensive overhaul. American Disability Compensation offers a comprehensive solution.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
November 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM
America’s disability programs are broken. To fully support disabled Americans, we should consolidate them into American Disability Compensation. Read what that would entail and how it would impact U.S. in my latest report at the People’s Policy Project.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/project/amer...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/project/amer...
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Once you realize that Trump isn’t nominating cabinet members to RUN agencies but DESTROY them, it makes more sense.
November 20, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Once you realize that Trump isn’t nominating cabinet members to RUN agencies but DESTROY them, it makes more sense.