Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category
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Audit Uncle Sam
Posted on May 19, 2011
Where does our money go? In 1994, Congressional Republicans promised during the campaign to audit the books of the House of Representatives in their famous Contract with America. This promise...
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A Grand Bargain
Posted on May 17, 2011
The single best thing President Obama could do to ensure his reelection is sign a bill that would cut Medicare. It wouldn’t hurt if the bill included some tax increases,...
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Romney-Care
Posted on May 13, 2011
I guess the first question I have about Mitt Romney’s health care plan is: has it worked? Mr. Romney defended Mass-Care yesterday in an attempt to confront conservative critics, who...
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Big Bad Oil
Posted on May 13, 2011
Two things drive me completely crazy about the debate over higher gas prices. First, this whole issue of big oil subsidies is complete crap. The oil industry gets the same...
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Confidence Game
Posted on May 10, 2011
Politics is essentially a game of confidence. You vote for a candidate because you have confidence that that candidate can get the job done. Or you vote for a candidate...
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