What Is Fiscal Sustainability?
When people introduce a new meme into politics, their standard operating procedure is often to just start talking about some label, say that it’s a problem, make various dire predictions, and then keep...
View ArticleLoose Talk and Numbskull Notions At the Podesta/Holtz-Eakins Debate: Part Two
This is Part Two of a critical review of The National Journal’s Debate on "Our Fiscal Future" between John Podesta and Douglas Holtz-Eakin with Jim Tankersley moderating, at The George Washington...
View ArticleThe Fake Social Security Solvency Crisis Is Congress’s Fault!
Ah…. my fellow Americans, be very, very, afraid of the terrible Social Security crisis that will sink us as a nation. According to Government projections, we won’t be able to pay full Social Security...
View ArticleNo, Barack, It Just Ain’t Gonna Happen!
Who else thinks the President’s speech didn’t include any plans to create the 29 million full-time jobs for the dis-employed? Please raise your hand! About jobs he said: ”We can help big factories and...
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No Plan B?
Woodward (photo: Bektour / wikimedia) Bob Woodward’s releasing a new book, so we are now seeing articles based on it. A few days back, The Washington Post published the ”Inside story of Obama’s...
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Let’s Defend Social Security and Other Entitlements With the Second Bill Of...
The favorite defense of Social Security by progressives harkens back to Franklin Roosevelt <a who famously said: ”I guess you’re right on the economics. They are politics all the way through. We...
View ArticleWhat Happens Now?
In the aftermath of the great 2013 government shutdown/debt ceiling crisis, and the kicking of the can down the road while maintaining austerity once more, the subject on many minds is where do...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Don Beyer, VA – 8th Candidate for Congress
(Author’s note: My apologies: this one’s about 6 times longer than the ideal 1000 word post. I just didn’t feel right about breaking it up into parts, however, because that lose the continuity. So,...
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