I guess this was on TV last night. I hadn’t seen it until just now, though, when I followed a link left by someone in the comments section. I don’t consider myself to be a huge fan of Stabenow’s but I really like what she has to say here about the Republican opposition to extending […]
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Reagan’s budget director David Stockman on why taxes on the wealthy must be increased
I know that I should be writing about TSA pat downs and the new Wikileaks brouhaha tonight, like everyone else with moveable appendages and a blog, but I can’t seem to get with the program. For whatever reason, I feel as though I need to stick with the Bush tax cuts. I know it bores […]
Considering the suggestions of the Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, the co-chairs of the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform issued a 50-page draft proposal a few days ago, outlining what they’d recommend that we do to reign in government spending and significantly cut the nation’s deficit. They maintain that their proposal, which cuts military spending, reforms the […]
Obama announces economic plan, states he will not renew Bush tax cuts for the super-wealthy
As scheduled, Obama spoke about the economy in Cleveland today. While he formally unveiled the major new incentives and infrastructure projects that we discussed here last night, the big news came when he announced unequivocally that he would not support the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the super-wealthy. The statement was unexpected, as […]