op-ed by Run “The Messenger Again Wears A Skirt (Mama Tucker on Brooksley Born)” Taking a page from his former boss and mentor Larry Summers, Geithner behind closed doors has expressed opposition to Dr. Elizabeth Warren heading up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as reported by The Huffington Post. For those of you who may […]
HEALTH CARE thoughts: The Taxpayer Advocate and others are unhappy National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson is reported to be unhappy about the major IRS role in the new health care regime. Olsen believes the IRS is already overworked (she used “overtaxed” in her annual report issued this month, a great pun) and needs more money […]
The Economist asks: Is America facing an increase in structural unemployment? and invited economists answer here.
Data 101 US new home sales rebound in June in the Financial Times today and New Home Sales: Worst June on Record at Calculated Risk. Both headlines are “true”. Much of the same data sources and figures are used. The differences in information are not as stark as the headlines suggest after reading the articles. […]
by Mike Kimel Cross posted at the Presimetrics Blog. A Look at the Current Recession, A Signpost for the Start of Recessions & Some Thoughts on the Likelihood of a Double Dip These days there’s a lot of talk about whether the recession is going to double dip. And frankly, there’s a lotta yadda yadda, […]
The New York Times and The Guardian report on the posting of archival documents by Wikileaks. Reporting appears to be similar so far until they are read and sorted.
by Mike Kimel Presimetrics on, er, in Parade (Magazine) Cross-posted at the Presimetrics blog. For a long time, I knew the date that Presimetrics, the book I wrote with Michael Kanell, was going to be released – August 11. The date was recently pushed back later in the month. But, the other day some interesting […]
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Enrolled Bill [Final as Passed Both House and Senate] – ENR) Bill Text111th Congress (2009-2010)H.R.4173.ENR Update: The link did work this morning, but was temporary it seems. I will correct the link and update again. Update: Link works to hyome page, then when at Thomas there is […]
Tom aka Rusty RustbeltHEALTH CARE – PUBLIC POLICY DILEMMA Fifty years ago much mental illness treatment was done in-patient in state run facilities, and many of them were hellholes (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest was probably too positive compared to what I saw early in my career). The de-institutional movement (starting in the late […]