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Iraq – Ten Years After
Last week was the 10 year anniversary of the American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. This was a military misadventure born in deceit and mired in mismanagement that resulted in a less safe America and an even less stable … Continue reading
Let The Insanity Continue
Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr, Ashley Judd, bigotry, Bowie Kuhn, budget, budget deficit, C.I.A., CIA, CIA Director, CPAC, CPAC 2013, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, House Budget CommitteeKentucky, immigration, Jeb Bush, Jerry Springer Show, John Brennan, Kentucky, Lullaby, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, national debt, National Harbor Maryland, New Jersey, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Rafael Edward Cruz, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rush Holt, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Sarah Palin, Senate, Shawn Mullins, social mobility, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Are You Serious?
Taking a cursory glance at the Ryan Plan 3.0 I am reminded of the first retort my youngest grandchild learned, “Are you serious?” It was cute, we all laughed and Olivia repeated it a time or two to get more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Coprorate Income tax, defecit, Food Stamps, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Michigan, national debt, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Rick Snyder, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, sequester, social safety net, Social Security, student loans, tax breaks, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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Necessary Pain
Ask any veteran politician what frustrates them the most and high on the list will be the N.I.M.B.Y. people. N.I.MB.Y. stands for not in my backyard. These are the people who want government to do things as long as they … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Budget Sequestration, Congress, Democrats, Fox News, government spending, House, House of Representatives, Keith Ellison, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, N.I.M.B.Y., national debt, NIMBY, politics, Republicans, Sean hannity, sequester, small business, Tea Party
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The Banishment Of Pete Peterson
Did you ever wonder why millions of Americans obsess over the national debt, (although they mistakenly refer to it as the deficit), when the biggest economic problem facing America today is the lack of consumer demand caused by unemployment? Pete … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackstone Group, capital gains tax, carried interest, Comeback America Institute, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Committee on Economic development, deficit, economy, Fix the Debt, Forbes 400, greed, Medicare, Mitt Romney, national debt, New America Foundation, Pete Peterson, Peter G. Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, politics, Richard Nixon, Social Security, taxes, The Can Kicks Back, The Fiscal Times, Willard Mitt Romney
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Finally Recognition Of The Problem
I do not often write about monetary policy simple because I am not as knowledgeable of it as I am of fiscal policy. Today is an exception and I recognize an unprecedented move by the Federal Reserve when I see … Continue reading
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Tagged debt ceiling, defecit, economy, Fed, Federal Reserve, Fedreal Open Market Committee, fiscal, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, government revenue, government spending, inflation, jobs, John Boehner, monetary policy, national debt, Obama, politics, Republicans, Tea Party, unemployment
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Least We Forget
Today is the anniversary of one of the darkest days in American military history. It is the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. America’s greatest generation, (thanks Dad), rose from those ashes and defeated the mightiest foe it … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Budget Sequestration, Congress, Constitution, defecit, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Democrats, Drift, Dwight Eisenhower, fiscal cliff, John Kennedy, military, military budget, military-industrial complex, money in elections, money in politics, national debt, Pearl Harbor, Penatagon, politics, Rachel Maddow, Republicans, United States Constitution, World War II, WWII
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What Are You Willing To Give Up?
Yesterday I attended the swearing in of a friend of mine as a County Commissioner. His opponent was a Tea Party/Republican who simply ran on a platform of taxes are too high and need to be reduced. That is a … Continue reading
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Tagged deductions, deficit, Democrats, fiscal cliff, House, income tax, Kentucky, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, money in elections, money in politics, national debt, New York Times, Obama, Paul Krugman, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Senate, Social Security, super PAC, tax deductions, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, Willard Mitt Romney
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Carrying The Ultra Wealthy
By now my readers know my opinion on the fiscal cliff. It will be resolved retroactively after the first of the year. Like everything else in life, lessons are coming out of it. In my case I keep hearing the … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, budget, budget deficit, capital gains, capital gains tax, carried interest, Congress, debt, deficit, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, hedge funds, income tax, Mitt Romney, money in elections, money in politics, national debt, oil depletion allowance, politics, private equity, real estate, Republicans, tax loopholes, taxes, Willard Mitt Romney
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