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    The End Is Nigh Redux

    October 11, 2013

    Recently I wrote that the end is nigh for Reaganism. This week’s absurd shenanigans in Washington bolster that position. This is why: I see the crisis of 2007/2008 as being the logical product of three to four decades of sustained “Reaganism”. That is a mixture of deregulatory, free market style economics, pro-business positions on just about […]

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    Negotiation Boehner Style

    October 10, 2013

    Goes like this: I won’t shoot the hostage today. I will give you six extra weeks to meet my demands. Then I’ll shoot the hostage. Seriously. That’s it. What is the point of fudging around with the debt ceiling for six measly weeks. To allow “negotiations”? Negotiate what? It turns out to the negotiation is […]

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    Default Watch: Episode 3

    October 10, 2013

    This is compelling theater. In a black humor kind of way. One of the things we are learning is that a large number of people in Congress have no clue about national budgets and stuff like that. This is despite the fact that they are the ones overseeing everything. I am sure there are many […]

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