Happy Tax on the Working Class Day, Secular Fam! Yup! On April 3, 2025, the Trump tariffs went into effect, and thank goodness someone is finally taxing those *checks notes* penguin imports!
Economists estimate these tariffs will cost working American families about $4000/yr on average, or about 4% of their disposable income. But hey! They’re owning the libs, sooooo, #winning!
Back in the Midwest, where my family is from, friends and family (many of whom voted for Trump) are reporting that farmers’ lives have been hurled into a chaotic spiral as government contracts have been terminated without notice. I remember when massive droughts devastated many parts of the country and the Midwest. Generational family farms foreclosed, and a corporate land-grab ensued that forever changed the face of rural communities.
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award.
Author: Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award. View all posts by Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director →
