To the Economic System and our position in it than perhaps you have heard before. And even more important, and what this book is about, an alternative solution for dealing with it different from what you might have heard before. So, first, where are we here in the United States and in ththe World Economy . And im not gonna tell you what you already know, which is that this is the worst economic crisis in my lifetime and therefore in yours, that it began in 2007, which means it is now comiming to the end of its fifth year and that there is no end in sight, that the efforts of governments around the world, including the United States, to end it long ago have not proved successful, that the prognosis is not good, that the problem is almost like a disease in the sense that it begins in the United States in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The europeans look at the United States and thank their lucky stars that it isnt so bad only to discover that it has metastasized over there. And the last 2 or 3 ye
Same time we must be working on legislation to improve american healthcare. I see the senator from washington who has been diligent and also protecting military and middleclass delivering funds for Opioid Epidemic and veterans healthcareve and pensions we should feel urgency about all of these issues and more that we can make happen. Leader mcconnells promise to bring up immigration should light a fire under everyone the republican leader bears asked special responsibility to make sure these votes happen and all those who want to make sure they are treated fairly to be focusing their attention on getting 60 votes on a resolution that is fair to the dreamers. The clock is ticking if we dont solve the problem in 14 days republicans will have to explain their plan to prevent them from being deported. When those horrible pictures occur, it is clearly on theca obfuscation and lack of humanity to many colleagues are showing in this regard. Every democrat all 49 of us support doctor. That cer
One generation earlier, not a state in the nation was yellow or light orange or dark orange. Not any state, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, texas was more than 14 to bees. Now obese. Now were looking at obesity rates higher than 30 in one generation. So whats happened is that this one in six that are food insecure for the first time in human history, hunger and obesity coexist in the same community and same person. Be so if youre going to solve a problem, you better know what the problem is. And the problem, it turns out, for many of the food insecure, the majority, 61 at least, is affordable nutrition. Thats what were talking about, getting them fruits, vegetables, dairy, protein compared with, you know, empty calories, fast food, junk food, etc. Now, i also stole this slide. I was on a panel for partnership for healthier america last year in, down in d. C. , and the gentleman who runs the largest cooperative of Food Service Groups in the United States, a 25 30 billion business, he h
Half of america. Social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, even credit card numbers all in the hands of criminals. Ive heard from working families in massachusetts and all across the country since then. The equifax is a nightmare. At best it is a giant hassle. Time on hold with credit reporting agencies, fees for this service and that service, confusion about whats been stolen and what to do about it. At worst, it could be ruinous, a lifetime of responsible spending and borrowing wiped out by Identity Theft and fraud. People are outraged and rightly so. Bad enough that equifax was so sloppy that they let hackers into their system, but the companys response has been even worse. First, equifax hid the information about the breach for 40 days 40 days. Equifax gave criminals a 40day head start to use the information they had stolen while the rest of us were left in the dark. And then, when equifax fine lily decided to disclose the breach, they didnt call or send
We will discuss ways to improve the business provisions of the u. S. Tax code with an eye toward creating jobs and boosting wages for American Workers and improving our countries overall business climate. This hearing is part of our ongoing effort following years of tax hearings and last weeks hearing on individual reform. To report comprehensive tax reform legislation later this year. Members of both parties recognize the need to reform the way we tax businesses in the United States. As a former president as former president obama noted when discussing his own framework for Business Tax Reform, the Current System, quote, does too little to encourage job creation and investment in the United States while allowing firms to benefit from incentives to locate production and shift profits ov overseas. Ent kwoed. As we know, many elements of a particular businesss tax burden depend on the companys organizational form. For example, C Corporations are taxed at the Corporate Tax rate. According