MORNING MESSAGE
What
happens if a business is owned and run by the people who work there, and not by
some distant investors interested only in profit? ... There are great outcomes
for worker co-op workers who get decent pay, benefits and dignity on the job.
Employee productivity goes up, and they want to come to work so sick days and
other absenteeism goes down ... [Sen. Bernie Sanders has] proposed to get the
government involved in starting and maintaining worker cooperatives and creating
a bank to fund worker ownership.
Trump Immigration Plan Bashed
Immigration
experts trash Trumps plan. The Hill: “Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the head of the
conservative American Action Forum, said … it would cost anywhere from $400
billion to $600 billion to detain, process and deport every undocumented
immigrant in the U.S. And the end result would be pulling 11 million workers out
of the country, reducing the nation’s gross domestic product by $1.6
trillion.”
As
does Jeb. W. Post: “‘How do you revoke remittances?’ he asked shaking his
head. ‘A plan needs to be grounded in reality.'”
Trump’s
immigration numbers don’t add up. Politico: “Mexico, he writes, ‘relies
heavily on the billions of dollars in remittances sent from illegal immigrants
in the United States back to Mexico ($22 billion in 2013 alone).’ If a Trump
Administration ‘impounded’ that money, it could gain significant leverage …
Except he’s getting that number wrong. In 2013, Mexican immigrants—both
legal and illegal—sent $22 billion back to their home country.”
Trump,
Bush schedule dueling NH town halls. WSJ: “At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mr. Bush
will … hold a town hall meeting in Merrimack. On Monday, Mr. Trump’s campaign
announced that it will hold its own town hall meeting about 25 miles down the
road from Mr. Bush’s event in Derry … ‘Because Bush draws so poorly, I figured
it would be a good time to draw a crowd. Something like that,’ Mr. Trump
[said.]”
Club
For Growth to attack Trump. USA Today: “Citing Trump’s previous support for
a single-payer health-care system, [President David] McIntosh said the Club will
work at ‘debunking’ the notion that Trump is a conservative out to change
Washington.”
Republicans Sharpen Health Care Scalpels
Sen.
Marco Rubio’s proposes partial privatization of Medicare in Politico oped: ”
… when I am president, repealing and replacing ObamaCare will be an urgent
priority …I will work with Congress to create an advanceable, refundable tax
credit that all Americans can use to purchase health insurance … While current
seniors on Medicare, like my mother, should see no changes to the program,
future generations should be transitioned into a premium support system. A
premium support model will empower seniors with choice and market competition
…”
Gov.
Scott Walker plans policy address on repealing Obamacare. Politico: “Walker
says he would replace Obamacare with a plan that would return authority to the
states and provide sliding-scale tax credits directly to consumers who don’t get
coverage at work … Walker would also give states greater say over Medicaid,
which he would break into separate plans for different groups…”
Gov.
Chris Christie squeezed on transit plan. Bloomberg: “A rash of recent delays
on New Jersey Transit trains has revived talks on Gateway, a $16 billion link
under the Hudson River meant to ease Manhattan commuter congestion … Christie
would likely have to lobby U.S. lawmakers for financial support at the same time
he tries to convince voters he’s fiscally conservative, and as riders blast him
on social media for killing a tunnel in 2010 that would have doubled peak
service to Manhattan.”
Obama To Unveil Methane Regs
EPA
to propose methane regulations today. NYT: “The proposed rule would call for
the reduction of methane emissions by 40 to 45 percent over the next decade from
2012 levels … The new rules on methane could create a tougher regulatory scheme
on the nation’s fossil fuel production, particularly on the way that companies
extract, move and store natural gas.
Oil
companies attack Tom Steyer. Bloomberg: “In its campaign against him,
Californians for Energy Independence — whose contributors include Chevron,
Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. — has been probing possible
conflicts between Steyer’s business interests and legislative advocacy …
[Steyer] backs a bill in the California Senate that would cut petroleum use in
half, double the energy efficiency of buildings and increase retail sales of
renewable electricity to 50 percent by 2030.”
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