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Bush Flays the Press

June 27, 2006

George Bush says that leaking information about the data mining of banking transactions was disgraceful. The New York Times was one of the papers to break the story and here is how they report Bush’s admonishment: Bush Says Report on Bank Data Was Disgraceful. The problem is that Dick Cheney and George Bush have lied […]

Economics, Politics / deficits, Federal Budget, plutocracy, tax cuts /

The Republican Budget Deficits – Plutocracy on The Rise?

June 13, 2006

I originally posted this as a response to a comment to my note yesterday abouty the US budget deficit. My correspondent was advocating “pro-growth tax cuts as a restraint on government spending”. Here is my post: Your argument is the traditional right wing one of small government advocacy. I don’t buy it. Because you don’t […]

Economics / Federal deficit, fiscal policy /

US Budget Deficit Creeps Up

June 12, 2006

The BBC reports that the US budget deficit rose unexpectedly in May. Here’s their report: US budget deficit higher in May There are some “technical” factors making the increase temporary: the medium term outlook is still for a slight improvement for the current fiscal year. We shouldn’t get excited though. The very existence of a […]

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