Monday, April 11, 2011

The Masters of the Universe Survive Destruction of Economy

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link here to article This article (via Manan Shukla) provides a good description of the Wall Street culture, which helps to explain why we ...

Regional Fed President Comments on Commodity Prices and Impact on Economy

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link here to article Janet Yellen reported that recent increases in commodity prices are due to temporary disruptions in supply and increas...

Did We Elect the Tea Party to the Presidency?

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link here to article The White House is still reeling from the Scott Brown upset in the Massachusetts Senate race. Brown won in a state wi...
Friday, April 8, 2011

Ryan Healthcare Plan Cuts Deficit by Shifting Costs Not Cutting Them

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link here to article Ezra Klein reports that the Ryan plan shifts Medicaid costs to the states who will have to cut benefits or raise state ...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Off to Bainbridge Graduate Institute for the Week End

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I'm off to the Seattle area to teach in a graduate program this weekend. Posts will be sparse in that period.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Fact Checking the Ryan Plan

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link here to article The Washington Post Fact Checker raises real questions about the factual basis of the Ryan plan. They found many of t...

More Commentary on The Ryan Plan and AWOL President

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link here to article Meyerson takes an approach to Ryan plan similar to that in our earlier post on the plan. The big picture is that it i...