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Stephanie Ruhle’s Rich Friend Reveals Why the Investor Class Still Does Not Get It

August 8, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Stephanie Ruhle’s Rich Friend Reveals Why the Investor Class Still Does Not Get It

The investor class has captured wealth, tax favors, and political power, yet remains indifferent to democracy. Stephanie Ruhle’s revealing anecdote shows why reform cannot wait.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: billionaire class, carried interest loophole, Corporate Media, Cory Booker, democracy, democratic accountability, Donald Trump, Economic Justice, income inequality, investor class, Justice Department, Medicare For All, Oligarchy, political corruption, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Social Security, Stephanie Ruhle, stock market, tax the rich, Todd Blanche, Wall Street, wealth inequality, working class

Your Social Security Is in Danger: The Backdoor Plan to Cut Earned Benefits

August 5, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Your Social Security Is in Danger: The Backdoor Plan to Cut Earned Benefits

The PROMISE Act could fast-track Social Security cuts through an unelected board. The real solution protects benefits and makes millionaires and billionaires pay.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: AARP, Bernie Sanders, COLA, cost-of-living adjustment, disability benefits, earned benefits, Economic Justice, lame-duck Congress, millionaires and billionaires, neoliberalism, Progressive Politics, PROMISE Act, retirement benefits, retirement security, senior citizens, Social Security, Social Security cuts, Social Security expansion, Social Security solvency, Social Security Trustees Report, tax the rich, taxable wage cap

How Mainstream Media Uses `Socialism` to Attack Progressives

August 2, 2026 By Egberto Willies

How Mainstream Media Uses `Socialism` to Attack Progressives

Marlon Weems exposes how corporate media weaponizes “socialism,” targets progressives with loaded questions, and applies a softer standard to authoritarian Republicans.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Abdul El-Sayed, authoritarianism, Corporate Democrats, Corporate Media, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Donald Trump, Egberto Off The Record, Harry Truman, Independent media, Jen Psaki, Kamala Harris, Mainstream media, Marlon Weems, Media Bias, media framing, Medicare For All, Neoliberal Democrats, Norah O'Donnell, organized labor, political journalism, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Progressives, Republican Party, Social Security, socialism, The Journeyman, The Reality Check, Todd Blanche, working class

Latina Caller’s Pain Is Real—But Trump’s Immigration Cruelty Solves Nothing

May 5, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Latina Caller’s Pain Is Real—But Trump’s Immigration Cruelty Solves Nothing

Fraud harmed one family, but mass deportation harms millions. Here’s the real immigration solution America ignores.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Economic Justice, fraud, ICE, identity theft, immigration, labor rights, Latino voters, Medicare fraud, Politics, Progressive Politics, Social Security, Trump, undocumented immigrants, wage theft, workers rights

The Truth About No Tax on Tips Why It’s a Drop in the Bucket for Workers

April 26, 2026 By Egberto Willies

The Truth About No Tax on Tips Why It’s a Drop in the Bucket for Workers

“No tax on tips” sounds helpful, but most workers gain little. Here’s why it’s a distraction from real economic reform.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Economic Inequality, GOP policy critique, labor rights, Medicare, minimum wage, no tax on tips, payroll taxes, Progressive Politics, Social Security, tax policy, tax reform, tipped workers, wage stagnation, wealth inequality, working class

Hunger by Design Trump: GOP Policy Cost a Senior 28 Pounds as she starved from SNAP loss

February 28, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Hunger by Design Trump-GOP Policy Cost a Senior 28 Pounds as she starves from SNAP loss

A legally blind senior lost 28 pounds because she couldn’t afford food. Trump/GOP SNAP cuts, rising prices, and policy choices reveal a system failing the most vulnerable.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: disability rights, Economic Inequality, food insecurity, food justice, GOP policy, hunger in America, inflation crisis, Progressive Politics, rural poverty, safety net cuts, senior poverty, SNAP, Social Security, Trump administration, Wealth Gap

Immigrants Cut U.S. Deficits by $14.5 Trillion—and the Right Still Lied

February 5, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Immigrants Cut U.S. Deficits by $14.5 Trillion—and the Right Still Lied

A conservative report confirms immigrants reduced U.S. deficits by $14.5T. The lies collapse, the data speaks, and the scapegoating is exposed.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Cato Institute, deficit reduction, economic myths, immigrants economy, immigration, Progressive Politics, Social Security, Undocumented Workers, welfare fraud

Jasmine Crockett Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Texas Is Already Blue

December 15, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Jasmine Crockett Says the Quiet Part Out Loud - Texas Is Already Blue

Jasmine Crockett exposes the myth of a red Texas and calls for mass participation, voter protection, and organizing to unlock the state’s true political power.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Democratic organizing, Independent media, Jasmine Crockett, low voter turnout, medicaid, Medicare, Progressive Policy, Social Security, Texas Democrats, texas politics, Voter Suppression

Treasury secretary admits Trump tax scam offer is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security.

July 31, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Treasury secretary admits Trump tax scam offer is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security

Trump’s billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, despite repeated claims that they wanted to protect Social Security, is saying the quiet part out loud. They will gut Social Security if we allow them.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Scott Bessent, Social Security

Another DOGE Fail- Instead of finding fraud in Social Security they reduced efficiency by 25%.

May 15, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Elon Musk and DOGE lied to Americans. They claimed 40% of calls to Social Security were fraudulent. Instead of the tens of thousands, over a hundred thousand tested only two were ‘potentially’ fraudulent. Worse, these charlatans reduce the efficiency by 25%.

Filed Under: Substack Notes Tagged With: DOGE, Social Security

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