Dick Hertz

From Down Here with Dick Hertz

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Nobody's paying me to say this. No sponsors. No party. No agenda except the one written in your grocery bill, your rent check, and your medical debt. This is plain talk about what's actually happening to regular people, and who's responsible for it. dickhertzstories.substack.com

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Dick Hertz

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The People Who Actually Go 25.05.2026 12:38

Seventy-one percent of active-duty enlisted military personnel come from households that earned below the national median income. Not below the poverty line. Below the median. The majority of the people we decorate graves for this weekend came from the bottom half of the American economy. That number comes from RAND Corporation research and is consistent with Department of Defense demographic data...

This Is What It Looks Like From Down Here 24.05.2026 2:46

That is what this show is going to do. Each episode covers one topic. Wages. Housing. Healthcare. Debt. Taxes. The regulatory machinery that is supposed to protect regular people and who it actually protects. The promises made during campaign seasons and what the policy record looks like afterward. The format is simple. One voice. No guests. No panel. No debate. Dick Hertz sits down and reads the...