The poor are not created equal August 23, 2011 From Jim Fallows Re: Today’s GOP: “Not created equal” is exactly right. In fact, payroll-tax cuts are the sort of tax break most likely… Continue Reading
About that law in an omnibus law… August 21, 2011 …that no one knew about which made it impossible to track Excelsior Energy’s use of public money. Well the DNT wrote about a similar… Continue Reading
GOP Bloodletting to come August 17, 2011 Sarah Palin is said to have been tweeting this graph. It shows that over Governor Perry’s 12 year tenure he wracked up a lot… Continue Reading
Democrats want to tax the rich August 15, 2011 Rick Perry wants to tax the poor: “We’re dismayed at the injustice that nearly half of all Americans don’t even pay any income tax.”… Continue Reading
Comparing Obama with FDR August 9, 2011 Here’s a sample of an interesting analysis: Obama took office at the cusp of a massive worldwide financial crisis that was bound to inflict… Continue Reading
“Middle class welfare” July 29, 2011 It was my corporate executive spouse who first described the “turd on the table” effect to me. Simply put its the really awful thing… Continue Reading
Hell freezes over July 28, 2011 No not really. It will take the Democrats and the Republicans working out a sensible federal spending/taxing plan for that to happen. My buddy… Continue Reading
My argument for higher progressive taxes on the rich July 26, 2011 I’m a firm believer in progressive taxes. These taxes have rates that rise with the size of one’s income. My principle justification is that… Continue Reading
Obama’s “waiting at the altar”… July 23, 2011 …with the best deficit fighting proposal any President, GOP or DEM has offered in our lifetime and the GOP puts it in their latrine… Continue Reading
Living in a cave July 15, 2011 My buddy may think I’ve thrown in the towel by headlining my blog about the Minnesota Budget deal as a caving in by Governor… Continue Reading
Millionaires July 14, 2011 Mark Dayton won public office by saying he wanted to raise the taxes on millionaires. Granted, he only won a plurality of the vote… Continue Reading
Mischaracterizing the Republican side July 1, 2011 My wife and I heard the “breaking news” on WDIO last night explaining that the shutdown was upon us. We both scoffed at the… Continue Reading
Bush leagues revisited June 10, 2011 For God’s sake cut more taxes: The Bush tax cuts were followed by low GDP growth, negative median wage growth, and little job growth…. Continue Reading
Where our deficits come from May 11, 2011 The Hoosierpundit site , linked to in the previous post, ends with a graph showing how, under Obama, the federal deficit has trippled over… Continue Reading
Obama’s taxing promise May 11, 2011 President Obama should not get a pass or a pat on the back for promising to jack up taxes only on the super rich…. Continue Reading
From the Past February 27, 2011 Sent to me by an email friend: News Tribune Feb. 23, 1971 * Members of the Duluth School Board were asked yesterday to support… Continue Reading
The Shrinking percentage of Federal taxes compared to GDP February 23, 2011 From a number’s man. “According to the historical tables, federal revenues will only consume 14.4 percent of GDP this year – the lowest percentage… Continue Reading
There is a crying need to do something February 19, 2011 Many states are facing incredible fiscal obstacles and no obstacle is more spectacular than the one faced by the Golden State, a half trillion… Continue Reading
Find out what Grant drinks and send it to my other commanders February 16, 2011 My gadfly critic, Vic, thinks Blogger Andrew Sullivan is “tendentious.” Here’s my reply to an email Vic sent me this morning in which one… Continue Reading
Nuts February 8, 2011 In addition to having a low tolerance for the self-righteous (for example Red Planners) I don’t much care for ideologues (idea worshipers). I’m essentially… Continue Reading