…fourth column from the left ‘New Payroll Tax Rate’ and the last two ‘New Calculated Trust Fund’ and ‘New Trust Fund Ratio’. This version of the spreadsheet terminates at 2045…

…American; she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.” Then he talked a little about tax reform. Of course,…

…internationally (active financing exception) and at home (the tax treatment of derivatives has been extraordinarily kind to banks in terms of sourcing and therefore taxability), etc. This from a person…

…as being absolutely central to any discussion of public policy. (Viz: all the talk about a strong middle class vs. trickle-down.) I’ve poked at this question a couple of times:…

…remember the talk in the 90s was that the CPI overestimates the true costs of inflation by something like a percentage point or two every year. But it is my…

…Authorization Act that prevents military commanders and noncommissioned officers from being able to talk to service members about their private weapons, even in cases in which a leader believes that…

I rarely watch TV news shows anymore, much less cable political talk shows. (Okay, I rarely watch TV at all anymore.) But I happened to watch Chris Matthews’ Hardball tonight…

I have just learned of a new book that I believe every AB reader could relate to. DON’T BUY IT: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy by: ANAT…

…The Issue(s): From the annals of I made this; “Everyone is looking for a way ‘not‘ to provide insurance for their employees. It is essentially a huge tax on all…

…I find the conclusions fascinating and plausible) — that’s beyond me. What I want to talk about is the validity of this class or type of dynamic simulation model compared…