Bob Zahradnik
@maybetoday28.bsky.social
Father, policy wonk, cyclist, Man City, Steelers, Mets, Knicks, PSU, political junkie, dog’s best friend, searching for sanity in an insane world
Our ballooning federal debt is impacting housing affordability by making mortgages more expensive. Learn more in my latest blog post.
How Rising Federal Debt Makes Your Mortgage More Expensive www.concordaction.org/news/how-ris...
How Rising Federal Debt Makes Your Mortgage More Expensive www.concordaction.org/news/how-ris...
How Rising Federal Debt Makes Your Mortgage More Expensive - Concord Action
As homebuyers across the country grapple with persistently high mortgage rates, many are asking: Why is borrowing to buy a home getting so expensive? While inflation and Federal Reserve policy play a ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our ballooning federal debt is impacting housing affordability by making mortgages more expensive. Learn more in my latest blog post.
How Rising Federal Debt Makes Your Mortgage More Expensive www.concordaction.org/news/how-ris...
How Rising Federal Debt Makes Your Mortgage More Expensive www.concordaction.org/news/how-ris...
A 3% Deficit Target: The Fiscal Brake America Needs www.concordaction.org/news/a-3-def...
A 3% Deficit Target: The Fiscal Brake America Needs - Concord Action
A 3% Deficit Target: A First Step in Stabilizing the National Debt A growing number of fiscal experts and policymakers—including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and financier Ray Dalio—are coalescing...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A 3% Deficit Target: The Fiscal Brake America Needs www.concordaction.org/news/a-3-def...
If you didn’t do your job for 6 months, would you still get paid?
Congress hasn’t passed all spending bills on time since 1996. The #NoBudgetNoPay Act would dock lawmakers’ pay until they do their job.
Accountability starts here. 👉 tinyurl.com/ypmcrvnn
Congress hasn’t passed all spending bills on time since 1996. The #NoBudgetNoPay Act would dock lawmakers’ pay until they do their job.
Accountability starts here. 👉 tinyurl.com/ypmcrvnn
Congress Is Not Doing Its Job - And We Are Paying the Price - Concord Action
Every year, Congress is legally required to pass a budget to fund the federal government. That means approving 12 separate appropriations bills before the fiscal year begins on October 1. While these ...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you didn’t do your job for 6 months, would you still get paid?
Congress hasn’t passed all spending bills on time since 1996. The #NoBudgetNoPay Act would dock lawmakers’ pay until they do their job.
Accountability starts here. 👉 tinyurl.com/ypmcrvnn
Congress hasn’t passed all spending bills on time since 1996. The #NoBudgetNoPay Act would dock lawmakers’ pay until they do their job.
Accountability starts here. 👉 tinyurl.com/ypmcrvnn
I highly recommend listening to Facing the Future this week featuring Moody's economist Mark Zandi. He provides an excellent overview of the current state of the economy (spoiler alert - not good).
On the Brink of a Recession www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
On the Brink of a Recession www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
On the Brink of a Recession - The Concord Coalition
This week on Facing the Future, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, explained why he believes the U. S. economy is edging closer to a recession. He also weighed-in on the dangers of runa...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I highly recommend listening to Facing the Future this week featuring Moody's economist Mark Zandi. He provides an excellent overview of the current state of the economy (spoiler alert - not good).
On the Brink of a Recession www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
On the Brink of a Recession www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
Check out this week's episode of Facing the Future. An excellent discussion of the realities around the financing of Social Security and Medicare.
The Budgetary Pressures of Social Security and Medicare www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
The Budgetary Pressures of Social Security and Medicare www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
The Budgetary Pressures of Social Security and Medicare - The Concord Coalition
This week on Facing the Future, Jessica Riedl of the Manhattan Institute explained why Social Security and Medicare add to budget deficits even though many people believe that they pay for themselves ...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Check out this week's episode of Facing the Future. An excellent discussion of the realities around the financing of Social Security and Medicare.
The Budgetary Pressures of Social Security and Medicare www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
The Budgetary Pressures of Social Security and Medicare www.concordcoalition.org/facing-the-f...
We may be heading for a government shutdown.
From Big Bills to Big Decisions: Congress Shifts Focus to Appropriations www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/f...
From Big Bills to Big Decisions: Congress Shifts Focus to Appropriations www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/f...
From Big Bills to Big Decisions: Congress Shifts Focus to Appropriations - Concord Action
With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Congress has wrapped up this year’s budget reconciliation process. That landmark legislation added $4.1 trillion to federal deficits (includ...
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July 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We may be heading for a government shutdown.
From Big Bills to Big Decisions: Congress Shifts Focus to Appropriations www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/f...
From Big Bills to Big Decisions: Congress Shifts Focus to Appropriations www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/f...
The Current Policy budget gimmick is simply a lie. Republicans think we are stupid. We are not stupid.
June 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Current Policy budget gimmick is simply a lie. Republicans think we are stupid. We are not stupid.
The Senate is going to vote on Trump’s budget bill today and they don’t know how much it costs. They finished the bill in the middle of the night and they are voting without a CBO score on the cost of the bill. Talk about flying blind!
June 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Senate is going to vote on Trump’s budget bill today and they don’t know how much it costs. They finished the bill in the middle of the night and they are voting without a CBO score on the cost of the bill. Talk about flying blind!
This is not a kid’s birthday part, it’s the Federal budget. Enough with the smoke and mirrors and pulling rabbits out of hat. Let’s be serious adults and stop trying to trick the American people. We are better than this
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www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/t...
The Price Tag Illusion: How Budget Gimmicks Are Hiding the True Cost of the OBBBA - Concord Action
As the Senate moves closer to finalizing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the headlines are focused on tax cuts, spending priorities, and political infighting. But at the same time, something m...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is not a kid’s birthday part, it’s the Federal budget. Enough with the smoke and mirrors and pulling rabbits out of hat. Let’s be serious adults and stop trying to trick the American people. We are better than this
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/t...
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/t...
Budget Gimmicks in the Big, Beautiful Bill mask the true cost and erode faith in institutions. We can and must do better.
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Budget Reconciliation Budget Gimmicks - Concord Action
Budget Gimmicks Mask True Cost and Erode Faith in Institutions Now that the House has passed its reconciliation bill – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) – that increases the Federal debt by aroun...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Budget Gimmicks in the Big, Beautiful Bill mask the true cost and erode faith in institutions. We can and must do better.
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/b...
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/b...
Springsteen dropped a new live EP this week featuring his critique of Trump and the hope of the American Dream. Thank you Boss.
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Land Of Hope & Dreams
Bruce Springsteen · Album · 2025 · 6 songs
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May 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Springsteen dropped a new live EP this week featuring his critique of Trump and the hope of the American Dream. Thank you Boss.
open.spotify.com/album/1wWm7M...
open.spotify.com/album/1wWm7M...
Why did Moody’s downgrade US credit? What does it mean for Wall Street and Main Street? How can Congress restore confidence in America’s financial future? Find out in my latest blog post.
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/m...
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/m...
Moody’s Downgrades United States Credit - Concord Action
Moody’s Downgrades United States Credit On Friday, Moody’s, one of the three major credit rating agencies, downgraded the credit rating of the United States by a notch to “Aa1” from “Aaa”, citing risi...
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May 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Why did Moody’s downgrade US credit? What does it mean for Wall Street and Main Street? How can Congress restore confidence in America’s financial future? Find out in my latest blog post.
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/m...
www.concordaction.org/news/blogs/m...
Trump Urges Walmart to Absorb Tariffs After Retailer Says It Could Raise Prices
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May 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
NEW: Today, @HouseCommerce, @HouseAgGOP, @WaysMeansCmte, are marking up their portions of the reconciliation package that would add trillions to the national debt. There's a lot at stake today, & our new blog outlines what each committee will be tackling. shorturl.at/0FaK7
Reconciliation Gets Real - Concord Action
Today three committees – Energy & Commerce, Agriculture, and Ways and Means – will debate and finalize proposals that will have a significant impact on the fiscal future of the country. For those keep...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
NEW: Today, @HouseCommerce, @HouseAgGOP, @WaysMeansCmte, are marking up their portions of the reconciliation package that would add trillions to the national debt. There's a lot at stake today, & our new blog outlines what each committee will be tackling. shorturl.at/0FaK7
Today is Jackie Robinson day in Major League Baseball. I assume MAGA is boycotting this DEI nonsense.
April 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Today is Jackie Robinson day in Major League Baseball. I assume MAGA is boycotting this DEI nonsense.
Check out my Substack about the disgraceful situation with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He was first arrested at the Home Depot next my apartment. He and his family are part of the Hyattsville community and he must be returned to wife and three children.
rbz1228.substack.com/p/who-are-we
rbz1228.substack.com/p/who-are-we
April 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Check out my Substack about the disgraceful situation with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He was first arrested at the Home Depot next my apartment. He and his family are part of the Hyattsville community and he must be returned to wife and three children.
rbz1228.substack.com/p/who-are-we
rbz1228.substack.com/p/who-are-we
A reminder to please hug your children. If not, one day they may cause a global economic meltdown.
April 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A reminder to please hug your children. If not, one day they may cause a global economic meltdown.
Trump tanks the stock market with tariffs. Everyone runs to the “safety” of cyber currency and meme coins. Follow the money.
April 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Trump tanks the stock market with tariffs. Everyone runs to the “safety” of cyber currency and meme coins. Follow the money.
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Forty years later this podcast vindicates my science fair project that was dismissed by the Hudson Valley scientific community as “unserious” and “science fiction not science fact.” The truth is out there!
Forty years later this podcast vindicates my science fair project that was dismissed by the Hudson Valley scientific community as “unserious” and “science fiction not science fact.” The truth is out there!
ALIEN: UFOs in the Hudson Valley
So Supernatural · Episode
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April 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Forty years later this podcast vindicates my science fair project that was dismissed by the Hudson Valley scientific community as “unserious” and “science fiction not science fact.” The truth is out there!
Forty years later this podcast vindicates my science fair project that was dismissed by the Hudson Valley scientific community as “unserious” and “science fiction not science fact.” The truth is out there!
April 2nd will be remembered as Liberation from Economic Sanity Day.
April 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
April 2nd will be remembered as Liberation from Economic Sanity Day.
We are about to see one of the largest redistributions of income from the bottom to top in American history. Tariffs are a sales tax that hit low-income taxpayers harder. Republicans plan to use the tariff revenue and cuts to Medicaid to pay for massive tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy.
April 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We are about to see one of the largest redistributions of income from the bottom to top in American history. Tariffs are a sales tax that hit low-income taxpayers harder. Republicans plan to use the tariff revenue and cuts to Medicaid to pay for massive tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy.
As we reach the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournament it’s worth noting that men are hired to coach both men and women, but women are only hired to coach women. That is wrong and unfair.
April 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As we reach the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournament it’s worth noting that men are hired to coach both men and women, but women are only hired to coach women. That is wrong and unfair.
My dog keeps reminding me that a person who bragged about shooting her dog is the Director of Homeland Security. My dog is not pleased. Neither am I.
April 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My dog keeps reminding me that a person who bragged about shooting her dog is the Director of Homeland Security. My dog is not pleased. Neither am I.
The Mets owner, Steve Cohen, should lean into Bobby Bonilla Day. Whenever July 1st is a Mets home game, they should do the following:
1) Declare it "Bobby Bonilla Day" at CitiField
2) Give out Bonilla swag, t-shirts or bobble-heads
3) Have Bobby throw out the first pitch in his Mets uniform. 1/2
1) Declare it "Bobby Bonilla Day" at CitiField
2) Give out Bonilla swag, t-shirts or bobble-heads
3) Have Bobby throw out the first pitch in his Mets uniform. 1/2
January 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Mets owner, Steve Cohen, should lean into Bobby Bonilla Day. Whenever July 1st is a Mets home game, they should do the following:
1) Declare it "Bobby Bonilla Day" at CitiField
2) Give out Bonilla swag, t-shirts or bobble-heads
3) Have Bobby throw out the first pitch in his Mets uniform. 1/2
1) Declare it "Bobby Bonilla Day" at CitiField
2) Give out Bonilla swag, t-shirts or bobble-heads
3) Have Bobby throw out the first pitch in his Mets uniform. 1/2