So many stupid theories abound today, tossed back and forth between the billionaire-paid politicians and their paid think-tank economists, that it is hard to go a single day without shaking your head so hard that your hat falls off. The fact is that there are always only two explanations. Let me explain the two explanations [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Clinton economy'
Taxes and Stimuli, 101
August 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, Populism, taxes, The Budget
Tags: Clinton economy·Clinton jobs·Holtz-Eakin lies·jobs·Neocon lies·Republican tax cuts·tax cuts·tax cuts and jobs·tax increases
Fixing the Economy and the Budget–for the People
June 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, jobs, Politics, taxes, Wall Street
It’s wonk city, folks. If you don’t have any patience, don’t read on. But if you don’t read on, don’t blame us if the Peterson-Pew Commission takes your retirement and your medicine and leaves you with $5.00 gasoline in three years. Look, finance really isn’t complicated. If you want to work out the financing for [...]
Tags: Bush's national debt·Clinton economy·deficits·increases in the national debt·job creation·job losses to outsourcing abroad·manufacturing·structural deficits·tariffs·trillion-dollar deficits