Category Archives: Trump

US Healthcare: no Bang for the Buck

Posted on May 19, 2018 by David Posnett

Health care in the US is more expensive, by far, than anywhere else on this planet.  It represents greater than 17.9% of the US GDP.   Health spending is projected to grow 1.0 percentage point faster than Gross Domestic Product … Continue reading →

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Promises Broken

Posted on May 14, 2018 by David Posnett

  Trump campaign promises (which some liberals supported) remain largely ignored. He ran as an economic populist and bucked the GOP’s economic brand, contributing to his appeal. But he has violated every one of his promises. Donald Trump promised to … Continue reading →

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Bolton War(s)?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by David Posnett

It is unambiguous!  Any war ensuing due to the Bolton appointment can now be squarely  blamed on Zeldin and his fellow Republicans  who have endorsed Bolton for National Security Adviser. The reations from different law makers were recently reported in … Continue reading →

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Zeldin: Trump Apologist Extraordinaire

Posted on May 14, 2018 by David Posnett

Published as a Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star, 5/10/18 National Disgrace East Hampton May 7, 2018 To The Editor: With his refusal to release his tax returns, taunting of Gold Star families, ridicule of P.O.W.s, derision … Continue reading →

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Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal: War?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by David Posnett

Netanyahu in the Golan Heights looking out at Syria and warning Iran not to “test” Israel’s resolve, on Feb. 6, 2018. From his twitter feed.   Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal (or JCPOA as it is formally called) is likely to … Continue reading →

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Jobs? Where are they?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by David Posnett

From: John Tepper Marlin, Ph.D., President, Boissevain Books LLC,  Principal, CityEconomist WHERE ARE THOSE GREAT NEW JOBS FOR LONG ISLAND THAT TRUMP AND ZELDIN PROMISED These figures were released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are for Nassau and … Continue reading →

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A Second Chance

Posted on April 14, 2018 by David Posnett

Published as a Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star, 4/12/18 Political Crisis East Hampton April 9, 2018 To the Editor: It’s past time to end the scapegoating: Hillary was too unlikeable, Bernie was too far left, the … Continue reading →

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Trade, Trump, and Zeldin

Posted on April 12, 2018 by David Posnett

Published in  The East Hampton Star 4/12/18 By Perry Gershon   Any trade policy should put American workers and small businesses first. But President Trump’s attempt to launch a trade war with China, backed by Representative Lee Zeldin, hurts American … Continue reading →

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Zeldin the Extremist

Posted on April 12, 2018 by David Posnett

By Perry Gershon — Published in The Long Island Advance, April 12, 2018 Congressman Lee Zeldin, in Eastern Long Island, continues to be President Trump’s biggest cheerleader and defender.  Zeldin is willing to look the other way as our nation’s democratic … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Massacre Repeat?

Posted on April 11, 2018 by David Posnett

Saturday Night Massacre 2018 version? Contrary to much of the discussion on TV, the raid on Michael Cohen (Trump’s personal lawyer) by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York tells us that i) Mueller is sticking … Continue reading →

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