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Big Little Deal

It is hard to get excited over a deal being struck to avert a crisis that was entirely artificial. The Senate passed a ‘fiscal-cliff’ averting piece of legislation by a surprisingly wide 89 – 8 margin and so has managed to pass the buck to the House where, as yet, not vote has been scheduled. […]

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Last Minute Cliff Notes

In short: The US does not have a budget deficit problem. The current deficit is directly a result of the collapse of the economy. It is cyclical not structural. Thus we have a growth problem. Return our economy to growth and the budget gap substantially disappears. Further, our cycles are becoming more exaggerated because of […]

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On With The Absurd

One can understand why Republicanism was not afraid to make for itself a tenet of total revolt, complete insubordination, of sabotage according to rule, and why it still expects nothing save from violence. The simplest Republican act consists of dashing down the street, pistol in hand, and firing blindly, as fast as you can pull […]

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