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April 27, 2010
Who Needs Sustainable Entitlements?
One of the real “sleeper” threats included in the recently passed health care reform bill is the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act, which creates a voluntary -opt-out program to provide financial assistance to people with disabilities.
April 20, 2010
Two Cheers for Wyden-Gregg
There are two things we really like about the “Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010,” introduced by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Judd Gregg (R-NH): the fairness and the simplification.
April 13, 2010
Who’s Afraid of April 15?
What if most Americans didn’t owe any income tax? Would April 15 still be the object of scorn and derision? Well, that’s exactly the direction we’re headed in.
April 6, 2010
Free at Last, Free at Last
The phrase “free at last” is associated with spirituals and the emancipation movement.
March 30, 2010
Obamacare and Obamaccounting
I predict that one of the most common phrases in the American vocabulary over the next few years will be, “I didn’t know the health care bill would do that.
March 23, 2010
Rethinking Earmarks
Even as they force through massive new tax and spending increases, Democrats are trying to demonstrate their fiscal responsibility by proposing to eliminate congressional earmarks, except for nonprofit organizations (which is the majority of earmarks).
March 16, 2010
Doubling Down and Double-Counting
So how did Social Security get tied up in health care reform? It’s kind of complicated so stay with me.
March 9, 2010
On the House
Members of Congress say they are concerned about the exploding budget deficit, though not so concerned, it seems, to stop all the spending that’s actually causing the deficit explosion—up to about 24.
February 23, 2010
Greece Job
World markets have been worried about the financial disaster threatening Greece.
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