Tag Archives: Reagan

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

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Executive Risk

In the United States a great deal of the stability of the government is credited to what is commonly referred to as the balance of powers, the system in which each one of the three major functional divisions can put … Continue reading

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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

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