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Economics, Politics / Federal Budget, Federal deficit /

Budget Office Highlights Bush Deficit Disaster

March 4, 2006

Not much to add here. The Congressional Budget Office now reports that Bush’s budget plans would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. The New York Times has a report here: Bush Plan Would Raise Deficit by $1.2 Trillion, Budget Office Says The only thing we have going for us […]

Politics /

Can Condi Read?

March 3, 2006

Just asking. This is liberating, I can say whatever I want about Condi Rice without any fear of reprisal because she won’t read it. I don’t think she reads anything. So here goes: Condi Rice is fat! There I said it. Now let’s wait for the response ……. nope nothing. Just a little fun at […]

Economics, Politics / education, globalization, plutocracy /

Returns to Education … a Myth?

March 3, 2006

I feel I should comment very briefly on the rising debate about “returns to education”. The issue is that, for a few years, the accepted wisdom has been that the American economy has become subject to a widening meritocracy. Workers who have an education are widely reported to earn significantly more than their less educated […]

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