In a previous post Fiscal cliff and the frenzy I pointed to the rush of reporting the day after the election. Some of these articles should be in the op-ed…

…more at Fiscal Times Mark adds: My guess is that Obama already knows that the outcome of that debate will be one in which he looks like he retreated over…

by run75411 Who foots the “grand deal (no capitalization on purpose)” costs. Everything You Need to Know about the Fiscal Cliff Deal “Wonkblog” Zachary Goldfarb This was the model to…

Baseline Scenario links to Simon Johnson’s thoughts on current practice of politics. Well worth the time to read and comment. Delusions Of Fiscal Grandeur by Simon Johnson If you honestly…

…them.) 2.Obama’s proposed chained-CPI cut would typically reduce benefits for 3 percent, and by as much as 6 percent for some recipients. 3.The White House’s decision to label this cut…

…federal fiscal policy to the Tea Party. Others thought that, too, among them an unidentified senior White House official, who wrote to Fournier to complain. But Fournier says he doesn’t…

…and since then, models have proliferated, transforming the name “Smith and Wesson .38” into a generic label for a particular style of gun, even clones that aren’t made by Smith…

…not only a great read but also a revealing informational source on the changes in the American polity, she does note the label he attaches to the right-wing resurgence (“breadwinner…

…still be some private label issues and they will be crowded out and, more importantly, the whole point is to get more mortgages written (either for new purchases or refinancing)….

…so of the category that the Report Tables label as “Cost”. These projected future benefits are in turn offset by projected income deriving from one main and two minor sources,…