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Category Archives: U.S. Government
Sequester, Budget Cuts, and Prosperity
At least Obama said something about not cutting our way to prosperity, but it was in the context of working out a deal for cuts to avoid the cuts. If Congress continues to push the sequester into the future by … Continue reading
GDP drops in final quarter of 2012
The GDP dropped a bit due mostly to reductions in government spending. From this fact, the Republicans in Congress conclude that we must therefore cut spending even more. So, spending cuts lead to slowing of the economy makes the case … Continue reading
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State
What is the point of the Second Amendment? Regulated Militia Security of the State Neither of these are on the radar of the NRA and their related quasi-terrorist organizations that seem intent in turning the US into Somalia. Wake up. … Continue reading
The NRA as a Terrorist Organization
The NRA has gone well past repugnant to the next step — terror. Consider their latest ad campaign. The NRA failed at using the ballot box in the last election so now they are turning to tactics more typical of … Continue reading
A new year, a new cliff
We (the American public) were conned by the media (and some politicians) into believing that the Fiscal Cliff was something important and that it could be fixed if we could just agree, or maybe if we could agree on cuts. … Continue reading
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State…
The problem with most people who claim to be strong Second Amendment supporters is that they ignore half of the Amendment: Article [II] A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the … Continue reading
Plan B for the Fiscal Escarpment
Boehner’s attempt to show strength by passing a Plan B (or is it Plan 9) in the House has failed. Mostly it shows that a substantial portion of the Republicans in the House prefer destroying the U.S. economy to raising … Continue reading
Fiscal Cliff, Fiscal Escarpment
Interesting Fiscal Cliff calculator on Washington Post today — playing around with the options, clear winner for the economy is to do nothing about the components of the cliff and to enact the American Jobs act. This has the best … Continue reading
Why Compromise on the Fincncial Skijump?
One problem with compromise, the bulk of the financial cliff is the result of compromise. Tax rates were cut for 10 years in an inspired move to limit the stated cost (after all they end in 10 years) so that … Continue reading
Fiscal Cliff or Fiscal Bump
The Republicans presented their alternative to the Fiscal Cliff. Essentially in order to avoid the cliff (composed of tax increases and required budget cuts), the Republicans propose increased costs to some people (most low and middle income) and substantial budget … Continue reading