I don’t know much about the agenda of the authors of this Politico piece entitled “Wall Street Republicans’ dark secret: Hillary Clinton 2016.” I’m going to assume they have one, though, and that it’s not to help the 2016 Republican … Continue reading →
Here’s an article on Piketty’s book that seems less political than most, and more about analyzing the nitty gritty of what he says.
Continue reading →Sometimes there’s so much out there it’s hard to keep up. For instance, although I’d heard of the Pay As You Earn program, the details had previously passed under my radar screen. But my oh my, the set-up’s clever: But … Continue reading →
…are revealing themselves to be the leftists that they actually are. I said as much in my Piketty post when I wrote: In case you’re wondering, Piketty’s book has been hailed almost universally on the left””and by “left” I mean … Continue reading →
Yes indeed, that’ll fix it, according to French economist Thomas Piketty: Piketty’s terror at rising inequality is an important data point for the reader. It has perhaps influenced his judgment and his tendentious reading of his own evidence. It could … Continue reading →
…according to the CBO. I freely admit that a true understanding of the deficit and the real reasons (as opposed to stated reasons) for its rise and/or fall has thus far evaded me. So I leave it up to you … Continue reading →
Eight of ’em. I especially like numbers one and and three. Here’s the first: It will take you 111 days this year just to pay off the government. That’s an average, of course. But something called the Tax Foundation would … Continue reading →
I’ve heard for years, perhaps even decades, that the oft-quoted statistic about women’s wages being so much lower than men’s as a result of wage discrimination is a myth, an artifact of other factors than discrimination. So this sort of … Continue reading →
I must confess that the McCutcheon case that was decided by SCOTUS yesterday rested on an area of law with which I wasn’t all that familiar. One of the big questions yesterday’s ruling raised for me was: if campaign contributions … Continue reading →
Not the ceiling on each campaign contribution, mind you, but their total. The vote was the very familiar 5-4: Wednesday’s decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission…did not affect familiar base limits on contributions from individuals to candidates, currently $2,600 … Continue reading →
The latest of Obama’s imperial moves: Business groups and congressional Republicans are blasting regulations President Obama will announce Thursday that could extend overtime pay to as many as 10 million workers who are now ineligible for it… “This came as … Continue reading →
…which I happen to think he will, he can point to this accomplishment: With growing tax collections now expected to give the state a $1billion budget surplus in June 2015, Walker’s bill will cut property and income taxes for families … Continue reading →