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Deficit Concerns
The recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly 60% of Americans believe that President Obama and Congress should worry more about keeping the deficit down. Americans are correct to be … more →
Axis of Reason
$12,000,000,000,000
wrote 1 month ago: Congress will soon vote on legislation to raise the debt ceiling — the limit on how much the governm … more →
All I want For Christmas is Sanity
wrote 1 month ago: I thought this was funny, in my own very cynical way. Politico: President Barack Obama plans to anno … more →
IMHO #6 Geithner's Fuzzy Math
wrote 1 month ago: Geithner’s Fuzzy Math In a major announcement this morning, the Obama team announced they wer … more →
A different tack???
wrote 1 month ago: I really do think that a Fat Tax would work like gangbusters, but maybe there is a kinder gentler wa … more →
What's wrong with this $13 billion picture?
wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know a lot about finance and monetary policy, but from what I read there’s a goo … more →
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys and such
wrote 3 months ago: I’m a pretty big fan of Tom Friedman, columnist for the New York Times. He wrote Hot Flat and … more →
Deficit Concerns
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wrote 6 months ago: The recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly 60% of Americans believe that Preside … more →
Banks, Auto Industry, Elections and G8 Finance Ministers in Apulia
wrote 6 months ago: Last week was a very long and complicated week for the global economy. It began with a mini-crisis r … more →
White House Proposes $100 Million Public Relations Gesture by Gregory Hilton
wrote 8 months ago: This demonstrates the size of the Presidents $100 million spending reduction. In his first cabinet m … more →
Where the Republican Budget Really Came From
wrote 9 months ago: I’m feeling cranky. I’ll spare you the extended list. If you’ve read a few of my … more →
Earmark Reform Thoughts
wrote 9 months ago: Norm Ornstein has some reform ideas: Congress should create a series of bipartisan review boards … more →
Enough About Earmarks
wrote 9 months ago: An accessible article from CNNMoney about earmarks Earmarks are a source of abuse. Their importance … more →
Wall Street Wiz Jim Rogers predicts worst recession since WW II
wrote 1 year ago: Wanted to share this portion of an article at CNNMoney (See original article here.) By Brian O … more →
Nonfarm payrolls shrink by 17,000 people in January, first drop since Aug. 2003, economists predicted increase of 85,000 jobs!
wrote 1 year ago: Wanted to share this portion of an article from MarketWatch (click here to see original article) pos … more →
Medicare Cuts?
wrote 1 year ago: Due to many factors, but particularly the deficit reduction act (signed by Bush 2/8/06) Medicare was … more →
