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Weekly Summary / Obama, plutocracy, Republicans, Romney /

Week Ended Nov.16th, 2012

November 15, 2012

This was a week of election hangovers. Yes, although it’s hard to recall, we had an election just last week. And to remind you, especially those of a right wing bent: Obama won. Please don’t forget that. It looks as if many Republican politicians are trying too. The election threw a mighty wrench into the […]

Economics / austerity, fiscal cliff, GDP, government spending, health care, Keynes, Simpson-Bowles, Social Security /

Down The Fiscal Rabbit Hole

November 14, 2012

A few quick things on the current hyperventilation regarding the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’. It isn’t a cliff. Not at all. It is a roll out of a series of things that have cumulative effect, but which can be undone over a sensible timeframe. There is no sudden drop-dead moment when the lights go out. Yes, […]

Commentary, Economics /

The Math Challenge

November 13, 2012

One of the more interesting aspects of the recent election was the exposure of the political medias as being decidedly math challenged. How else do we explain the breathless daily headlines about how Obama and Romney were neck and neck and that the vote was so close no one could possibly call it? Wrong. It […]

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