Posts Tagged ‘taxes on the rich’

December 19, 2012

The Fiscal Cliff, the Republicans and the Ghost of Christmas Past

Co-authored with Don Frey[1] As reports thicken of a possible deal between the White House and the House Republicans – a deal which will supposedly avoid the rest of us going over some fiscal cliff on January 1 – it is worth remembering at least four reasons why such a deal is probably […] read more »

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March 8, 2012

Taking the Republicans to Task: (3) on Smaller Government, Smaller Deficits

The current frontrunners in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination vary far more in their personalities and leadership styles than they do in their problem analysis and policy prescription. Ron Paul apart, their explanation of what is going wrong in contemporary America, and what therefore needs to be done to put things […] read more »

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