Posts Tagged ‘economy’
Student loans
I wrote three lengthy comments in response to NPR’s Facebook story about student loans. I abandoned those, and then I was just going to post something on my Facebook feed. I abandoned that, too. But I feel compelled to say this. I’m really effing tired of [Read More]
“You’re not pinning this turd on us”
Jon Stewart presents the definitive analysis of the bullshit debt crisis… The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook [Read More]
Monday night political post
House Speaker John Boehner’s new budget proposal would require deep cuts in the years immediately ahead in Social Security and Medicare benefits for current retirees, the repeal of health reform’s coverage expansions, or wholesale evisceration of basic assistance [Read More]
On the tax cuts deal
I’ve been complaining about those Bush tax cuts for a few months. Now the deal is (almost) done. I’ll just like to some more articulate people’s thoughts on why lots of Democrats will be looking around for a new leader over the next 20 months. This [Read More]
Toastie Eliminates the Deficit
The New York Times has a must-see-and-play-with interactive tool for showing how the current deficit and future projected deficits can be managed. It’s an neat tool to check out because it shows very clearly how some popular targets are really just drops in the [Read More]
Tuesday night politics
After multiple Republicans filibusters, the Democrats finally passed an extension of unemployment benefits, even though it was supposed to be a “jobs bill” (see Ezra Klein) and had been heavily watered down just to get the 60 votes to break the filibuster. This [Read More]
Spending way too much time looking into the Bush tax cuts
Inspired from one of those things I starred in Google Reader: There’s no evidence whatsoever that the Bush tax cuts actually diminished revenue. They increased revenue because of the vibrancy of these tax cuts in the economy. - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McDonnell [Read More]
American Idiot: Deficit Crusader
(h/t Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish) But Obama’s the one screwing over our grandchildren. Sarah Palin says President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget is “immoral” because it increases the national debt, which she called “generational [Read More]
Too much government, who needs 911?
Sign of the times…a truly depressing example of what’s going on in America: Via this Tom Friedman NYT op-ed, this story from Tracy, CA: Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency. But there are a couple of options. [Read More]
Tales from the Recession
No more free Crystal Light Lemonade at work.* *There are a few remaining packets of Raspberry Ice. [Read More]
