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Minnesota Republicans (and Democrats) resist Fiscal TAR
MN GOP CD6 Chair David FitzSimmons As if it were not bad enough that members of this writer's Republican Party voted for NDAA, this past weekend rank and file Republicans suffered another betrayal at the hands of...
Coalition catches up to the disarray of their economic policies
The new evidence supports it: the Chancellor should scrap his ridiculous austerity plans and invest in jobs. It hasn't taken long for the OBR's forecast, published last Wednesday, to look out of date. Downward... What America can do for its workers
In 1992, Ross Perot warned that the NAFTA agreement would lead to a "giant sucking sound" of American jobs going south to Mexico. He was part-right. There was a sucking sound, but it wasn't immediate. Many American companies moved operations south of the border a number of... Income tax threshold raised by £1,000 to £9,205 from 2013
You'll earn our way out of this mess!, but critics say its a budget for millionaires made by millionaires, scrapping Trident and cancelling its replacement would save us over £100 billion without raising any... Budget in a box
Trapped Ezra Klein has defined the square hole that is the Republican budget. Inside the hole, way at the bottom, are the little poor people. There is a pile driver overhead and it is the wealthy 1% + or – 4%. ... Needs overtake Congress; Defense acts without them
Base closures are essential cost reductions Just as the President has found ways to move around an incompetent and recalcitrant Congress, now the Department of Defense must do the same. You see Congress doesn’t... Where to start Defense cuts is the wrong question
Walter Pincus is off the mark with his story today in the Washington Post. Sorry Walter, old school has caught up with you. Budgeting and funding begins with outcomes. What are the required outcomes from US... Debating Parking Kiosks in South Lake Tahoe
As city governments tighten their budgets and seek funding sources from inside and outside various boxes, South Lake Tahoe, California, residents are debating the impact of paid parking on local neighborhoods. On... Investment in education and transportation is transformational
With an “if” Investment means ensuring that there is a high return on cost. That requires deliberate strategy. For instance, via the President, investing in transportation means road and bridge repair. That may... The leveling of America by Congressional desire
By James A. George, YankeeJimsAmerica, the American Political System Being a global competitor means equal-pay-for-equal-work by a global standard where salaries are determined by adjusting the base line for... Debt Super Committee needs a hero? I'll be your Huckleberry
Well the deadline has come and gone for the Debt Super Committee? The Stock Market is roiled and America risks having its credit rating down graded. What should be done? This morning this author took his...
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Accounting for Bush tax break for the wealthy and its expiration
Start with outcomes, their cost, legacy needs, then compute revenue required How would the debt situation appear today if we added $2 trillion that was robbed by George W. Bush and given to the wealthy? How would... Fragmented look at State Department spending
This story provides a glimpse at a huge problem Hillary Clinton is crying about having to absorb an 8% spending cut. Give us a break. America must define its capacity to govern as a percentage of GDP and with... Funding US Foreign Policy: Bloated
Transparency Walter Pincus is a senior correspondent for the Washington Post who has the knowledge and skill to handle complex stories such as tracking the Congressional budgeting, funding, and appropriations... Mathematically speaking: Take away, give away
Debit, Credit Look, I understand the situation. It is straightforward. The Bush tax breaks to the wealthy were unaffordable at a time when Bush war policy was too aggressive. We could not afford it and finances got... NowPublic on Facebook
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