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Jobs Report

January 4, 2013

I would be remiss not to remark on this week’s employment news. The economy added a decent 155,000 jobs in December. Coincidentally that is almost exactly the average monthly gain we have experienced for the past two years. So the recent trend continues. We add sufficient jobs to absorb new workers coming into the workforce, […]

Economics / austerity, entitlements, fiscal cliff, government spending, medicare, Obama, Social Security /

Rolling Right Along

January 3, 2013

Take a deep breath and repeat after me: the cliff is dead, long live the cliff. Do not dare to settle down, but brace yourself for what will be, no doubt, an even more bitter and intense argument. You see, the fiscal cliff deal – remember that? – was simply a minor precursor to the […]

Commentary /

The Norquist Paradox

January 2, 2013

Is it just me, or is there a twist in this? As you all know, one of the drivers of Republican solidarity during their ascent to policy domination in Washington was the legendary Norquist ‘no tax increase’ pledge. Every member of the Republican caucus, both House and Senate, signed on to the pledge. ‘No tax […]

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