…progressives staring at a 13 to 5 split and the labels ‘obstructionist’ and ‘denier’. If under that pressure one of the 5 remaining Dems cracks the proposal goes on a…

…worst tax ever proposal. “… these businesses would be required to reimburse the government for part or all of any federal subsidies designed to help lower-income employees obtain insurance on…

…banks money for nothing. My proposal is a way to separate any efficiency gains from pooling from that transfer. I’m sure that no one will be interested in my proposal,…

…undermined support for that program. Mr. Obama’s proposal would also help to restore long-run fiscal balance, contributing to a strong and growing economy. It is modeled on a proposal floated…

…optimal level of investment. David seems to be making the same argument that this critique of the Durbin proposal makes: A proposal from Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., that he maintains…

…things, this proposal wouldn’t cost all that much, roughly $10 billion (which would only increase the federal deficit by under 2%.) At the same time, $1,000 really doesn’t do much…

Costs and Benefits Sound policy decisions require analysis of both the costs and benefits of a given proposal. Most proposals have some positive benefit, which allows supporters to make arguments…

Repeat Formula In his latest budget, Bush proposed $8 billion in tax incentives aimed at domestic energy producers. The incentives take the form of accelerated depreciation and deferred taxation on…

…any health care reform so long as there were an individual mandate. 11-dimensional blind luck I think, but it worked. Now let’s look at the new Clinton proposal and take…

…bottom line is that I am enthusiastic about the Landrieu/Merkeley proposal (dclick the link the post is excellent) for reformed reform. I will start with policy — what is to…