The New York Times points us to one anomaly in the idea of “free markets”. Dean Baker (and many others) of course has championed taking a more critical look at this set of issues for years. But most readers know that “free market” is an election slogan and a metaphorical apocryphal story line rather than something […]
by Linda Beale GOP didn’t like the study on impact of tax cuts on economic growth The Congressional Research Service has long been respected as a non-partisan research organization that does in-depth studies as requested by Congress. But when those non-partisan studies produce results that don’t jive with the right-wing mythology about tax cuts as […]
Lifting some more from Angry Bear Robert Waldmann’s more personal musings at Stochastic thoughts: Friday, November 02, 2012I know I will regret this. I’m not drunk enough to do this yet (8:54 PM)Now I am (9:30 PM) If not specified I predict that the same caucus will keep the Senate seat (so for Connecticut the […]
by Mike Kimel Obama, Romney & Enthusiasm We live in lesser times. The election is coming up, and our choices for President are pretty dismal. I mean really, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? This is what it comes down to? And the third party candidates, when one scratches below the surface, are not any better. […]
Yesterday in Springfield, Ohio, the crowd listening to Barack Obama booed when the President brought up Mitt Romney and the Republican Congress. That prompted Obama to say: “No, no, no — don’t boo, vote. Vote! Voting is the best revenge.” Romney promptly pretended to be very outraged by this. He told his supporters: “Yesterday, the President said […]
Via Barry Rithotz at The Big Picture comes Bruce Bartlett’s take on : Bruce Bartlett and the dangers of Republican know-nothingism Bruce Bartlett goes off on some of the denialist behavior from the GOP. Bartlett writes: When a study doesn’t support their dogma, the GOP censors it: Nonpartisan Tax Report Withdrawn After G.O.P. Protest Original study […]
by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Business Model Angst For the past two months I have been absorbed more so than usual in health care strategic and regulatory compliance issues. One of the top trends is the scramble for a workable business model for providers. The announcement this week of the Beaumont system […]
Angry Bear 2013-14: Top Anglo Saxon Finance blogs Top 25 Onalytical Indexes in top 30 Inomics top economics blog list Angry Bear 2012: made it to 21st on the list in popularity and influence this time around at Onalytica Indexes Angry Bear 2011: Mindful Money posted at Minyanville named Angry Bear among some of the […]
Stolen from an e-mail from coberly and worth a comment or two I think: …”the free market” adjusts… freely… to taxes the way it adjusts to any other “scarcity.” but apparently economics has not discovered this fact.
ProGrowthLiberal at Econospeak reminds us of a central tenet myth of this electoral campaign, and an example of political pressure on information sources: Tax Policy: You Can’t Handle the Truth Sahil Kapur reports on something that does not surprise me on two levels: The author of a Congressional Research Service study, who found no evidence […]