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The GOP once thought, and still thinks, that tax cuts no longer
The GOP once thought, and still thinks, that tax cuts no longer have to be paid for with offsets. Of course, since the could not get changes to the Bu...

I commented on this on my relgious ID today in response to EJ
I commented on this on my relgious ID today in response to EJ Dionnes post in WaPo. E.J.s piece may make you a Georgist, although he might not think...

As Bruce Bartlett says, you need involvement of the
As Bruce Bartlett says, you need involvement of the President/Treasury to really get tax reform started. Even then, we can’t get business tax reform...

Sadly, this is what happens to poor people everywhere. Appalachia
Sadly, this is what happens to poor people everywhere. Appalachia has a similar history with big coal. The problem is that without a well educated pop...

For the problem of crowding out, we need to look at the deficit in
For the problem of crowding out, we need to look at the deficit in comparison to net interest. If the two are similar, there can be no crowding out -...

I hope that the CBO figures factored out the capital gains revenue
I hope that the CBO figures factored out the capital gains revenue bubble from all those who cashed out their investments in preparation for the highe...

We should start by federalizing Medicaid for the elderly (and
We should start by federalizing Medicaid for the elderly (and privatizing it for the poor through inclusion of poor families in the government or priv...

Frankly, the government should sell its mortgage assets to the
Frankly, the government should sell its mortgage assets to the Federal Reserve, who would then mark them to market and take the currency out of circul...