Ben Hubbard

Actually it means that we have run out of time believing Ideology is a Strategy. We have to take steps that are not based on slogans. We have to drive down spending and drive up revenues with preparation, facts and realization that there things that can be done. Remove regulation is not a strategy. More government is not a strategy. The math is the math. We have to reduce the deficit and spending. We need to raise taxes on the wealthy without diminishing investment that creates jobs,raises and improved productivity Take the top tax bracket to 44 pct for earned income. Increase the top corporate income taxes and add an AMT. increase the min wage for any company with more than some threshold in sales and or ebitda, to $20, indexed by dma Pay social security tax on earnings from 1m to 5m. Require across the board spending reductions for all federal agencies of 1pct a year for the next 5 years Increase the buy back tax to 4 pct for any public company that doesn't pay at least $25 an hour. Incest the money if you don't like it Pass the break up big medicine bill. Check my timeline for all the other healthcare recommendations Hate on this all you want. IMO, The midterms were not a confirmation or rebuke of Dems or Republicans. It was a rebuke of the way we do politics and run this country. We need to be honest. Transparent. And stop pushing ideology

Multiple roommates. Ramen noodles. Near public transportation. Respect to the people who do whatever it takes. I worked as a bartender. Bar-back. $2.15 an hr plus whatever tips got shared. Worked at a retail store. Never had benefits at any job. Had 5 roommates in a 3 br apt. Ate lousy food out of cans and ate a ton of peanuts and shit food at happy hour. Had credit cards ripped up. Etc. But I learned a ton. Taught me what was right and wrong about running a business by watching my bosses and their bosses Yeah I know. It was much easier then, when inflation was 15 pct and national unemployment was 10 %. I know I was fortunate when I finally got fired from the store, and had to start my own business with zero cash. Bill collectors everywhere. Even luckier when I found my first customer so I could pay my bills But I recognize it’s so much harder today. Which is why I respect the people who are willing to do what it takes to get started