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44% of PROFITS, not gross income.

Which means that even if companies were actually charged for the mess they made, they would be operating in the black AND their profits would still be 66% of normal.

There are programs out there (varies by state and county) which will allow you to be paid as a caregiver for your mom. That should alleviate some of the strain of caring. There are also services out there for in house caregiving assistance, which is lower cost than a care home.

County health agency should also be able to provide information on how to get your mom on disability, which opens up a wide range of program options.

Best to contact your county health agency for more information. They will have the scoop on your best local options.

Hozuki’s Coolheadedness, and Ergo Proxy.

Democrats like to portray the Party as progressive, but progressivism is really just window dressing for the Democratic party. They like that progressive ideas get them followers, and sometimes a few progressives get elected (often opposed by their own party), but in general the party is Center Right with some moderate trappings.

Which is why it is so ineffective. This is by design.