[image: image.png] The 100 Worst Things Trump Has Done Since Descending That Escalator Some were just embarrassing. Many were horrific. All of them should disqualify him from another four years in the White House. from The New Republic *93. The Biggest, Most Beautiful Tariffs* *89. The Lecter Lecture* *86. Carries His Feud with John McCain to the Grave* *83. A Hurricane of Lies* part one…Texas Michael Hardy writer at the Texas Monthly Under a Second Trump Administration, America Could Look a Lot Like Texas Over the past decade, Texas has become a model for the extreme policies Trump is promising to pursue in his second term. part two: *Bill Curry* was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. *Robert Hockett * is an American lawyer, law professor <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_education>, and policy advocate. He holds two positions at Cornell University <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University> (the Edward Cornell Professor of Law at Cornell Law School <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Law_School> and a Professor of Public Affairs) topics: “The middle class in the United States is facing challenges, including: <support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews&hl=en> *The forgotten middle* This term refers to lower-middle-income Americans who are nearing retirement and are struggling to keep up with the rising costs of healthcare and housing. They don’t qualify for government assistance like food stamps, housing vouchers, or Medicaid, but their income is too high to afford these services on their own. *Wealth distribution* The share of total wealth held by the middle class has decreased since 1990, falling from 37% to 26%. *Housing* The cost of housing is a major burden for middle-class Americans. Homes are expensive and difficult to purchase, and rent rates are high. *Education* Adults with a high school diploma or less education have seen their share of the lower-income tier increase in the past five decades. Other challenges facing the middle class include: Decreasing annual resources, Decreasing home ownership, Increasing healthcare costs, and Decreasing quality-adjusted life expectancy Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,The New Republic, Trump, Texas Monthly, Michael Hardy, Project 2025, Abbott,Bill Curry, Robert Hockett, Cornell U, the middle class
