Thursday, May 30, 2013

State Spending On Higher Education Since The Recession

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State spending on higher education is down 28% since the beginning of the recession.  That represents over $2,000 per student.  The cuts in ...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Paul Ryan Admits That GOP Will Not Negotiate A Budget Deal Without The Leverage It Gets From Debt Ceiling

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Paul Ryan admits that the GOP will not negotiate with the democrats on the budget until the fall.  If they negotiate now they will not be a...

Another View On How To Reduce Corporate Tax Avoidance

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Joe Stiglitz suggested that raising the taxes on capital gains and dividends would be one way to compensate for the taxes lost by the growth...

Why Has Growth in Income Inquality Led To Lower Taxes For The Wealthy In The US?

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Everyone knows by now that the share of income going to the top 1% in US has grown significantly since 1975.  The US has experienced more gr...

There Is No Problem With The American Republic

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The basic message in this article is that the basic structure of government still exists.  The question is whether the machine will be direc...

The Real IRS Scandal

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The GOP has making lots of noise about the IRS targeting of right wing groups that were seeking tax exempt status.  It looks as if the IRS w...

Portugal's Struggle To Recover

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The Financial Times provides an excellent analysis of the economic problems in Portugal.  Its economy expanded when it joined the eurozone...