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Tag Archives: deficit
What Ceiling?
As I write this it is May of 2023. A Democrat is president of the United States and the Republican Party has recently gained a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. Unsurprisingly, the odd situation called the debt ceiling … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged 14th Amendment, Biden, congress, constitution, debt, debt ceiling, deficit, Obama, Reagan, sequestration, treasury
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What infrastructure?
Infrastructure works to normalize behavior, to the point that certain things become relatively invisible and unnoticed. – Christy Pottroff, assistant professor at Boston College. Dollars & Sense, March/April 2021 The American Society of Civic Engineers repeatedly awards our overall national … Continue reading
Never-ending Keynes
We should all remember the name John Maynard Keynes, born this month, on June 5th, 1883. If this name is not familiar to you, it probably should be. You should also know, in general terms, what the term “Keynesian economics” … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged budget, chartalism, debt, deficit, economics, government, infrastructure, jobs, Keynes, MMT, monetarism, supply-side, trickle-down
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Republicuts and Government Services
The Veterans Administration has long delays for doctor’s appointments. An ambassador and other U.S. personnel are killed in Benghazi. U.S. educational quality is declining. Thousands sicken or die from food contaminated at the plant that processed and packaged it, forcing … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged advertising, Benghazi, congress, conservative, deficit, economy, government, greed, infrastructure, jobs, potholes, Republican, taxes, wages
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Again the Breach
Now that a congressional commission has been set up to work on creating a budget and preparing a compromise before the next “shutdown showdown”, it’s time for the Democrats to try a new approach in the current “negotiations” with the … Continue reading
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Tagged congress, debt, default, deficit, Democrat, economy, entitlements, Medicare, Republican, sequester, social security, stimulus
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TEA: Take Everything Away
Ah, the truth about Conservatives and taxes; if only everyone knew the reality of their inglorious past instead of their well-constructed hype. The recent unofficial budget-related proposals of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, otherwise known as the … Continue reading