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August 24, 2010
Hubris and Taxes
Hardly a day goes by without a story in some newspaper discussing some state’s dire financial straits.
August 10, 2010
Who Trusts the Trustees?
Last week the Obama administration finally released the Medicare Trustees’ report on the financial status of Medicare, and Democrats immediately gloated how ObamaCare enhances Medicare’s financial position.
August 3, 2010
At 45, Medicare Isn’t Aging Very Well
Medicare turned 45 last week, and let’s just say that the years have not been kind.
July 27, 2010
The King of Budget Deficits
The Obama administration released its 2010 budget estimate last Friday, after most of the press had gone home for the weekend.
July 20, 2010
Please Don’t Feed the Lame Ducks
Parliamentary systems seem to have at least one design advantage over our American system—they dissolve their governments before an election, so that a “lame duck” government can’t engage in legislative mischief after having already been rejected by the voters.
July 13, 2010
Christmas Surprise
You’ve heard of the “October surprise,” when politicians pull some stunt right before an election to try and salvage it.
July 6, 2010
When Flips Don’t Flop
President Obama and the Democratic leadership, as well as many of the Washington chattering class, seem to agree: Failure to throw even more money at the economy will prove disastrous for Democrats in November.
June 29, 2010
Making European Socialists Blush
After President Obama’s election, conservatives were afraid he would drag the U.
June 22, 2010
Testing Your Knowledge of Economics
George Mason University economist Daniel Klein recently sponsored a Zogby poll of nearly 5,000 adults who were asked some basic economic questions.
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