Tag: rate of inflation

The wingers have been going on about a report in USA Today last week showing a record increase in the number of people receiving federal aid: Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 […]

Anyone shocked by this? Even as drug makers promise to support Washington’s health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation’s drug costs after the legislation takes effect, the industry has been raising its prices at the fastest rate in years. In the last year, the industry has raised the wholesale prices […]