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Economics, Politics / deficits, Federal Budget, fiscal policy /

The Budget First Look

February 7, 2006

Well now we have the actual document, and as predicted it is stunningly bogus and shamelessly harmful to the nation’s poor. It fails the tests of honesty, fairness, and responsibility. In short it is awful. Let me explain why: In terms of honesty: President Bush leaves out any funding for his wars as if they […]

Economics, Politics / Federal Budget, tax cuts /

Bush’s Bogus Budget and Tax Cuts

February 6, 2006

President Bush has now submitted his annual budget proposal to Congress. As usual it is full of rhetoric rather than economic analysis; and, also as usual, it doesn’t mean much. All Presidents present budgets and all Congresses alter them out of sight. This is even when the President is in the same party in control […]

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

The Budget Stupid

February 2, 2006

Many of you are various states of disbelief or anger about the state of the union [as opposed to The State of the Union speech which was also a source of angst!]. So I thought I should give a few comments about where we actually are, as compared to where Bush says we are. So […]

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