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…700,000, that many jobs have to vanish after 2004! That’s rather convenient, given the election cycle. And some of the news is outrageous: A last-minute revision by House and Senate

Pandering to the Right Fringe

…on capital income. Those provisions are most favorable for the wealthy who own most of the corproate stock and other financial assets. hough the right likes to label these kinds…

Politically Feasible Stimulus

label,” said one official familiar with the talks, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the deliberations were private. Check the quotes. A Obama administration source linked the words “stimulus”…

Raising Future Taxes Yet Again

…most observers. The Washington Post has details of this latest round of tax cuts deferrals: GOP Reaches Deal on Tax Cuts [Deferrals] House and Senate Republican negotiators reached a final…

At least as of yesterday morning, the Democratic establishment still didn’t get it. Then again, as of late yesterday, neither did the Republican establishment. And neither did Donald Trump. [UPDATED]

…think tanks and so-called legal foundations, small, non-profit (thus “Foundation” as part of their title) law firms, all funded by extreme economic self-styled libertarian (the Madison Avenue-inspired ideological label they…