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Nation Academy of Social Insurance’s new study

…even after paying Social Security taxes throughout their working lives. They’re talking in the 80% range of those questioned favoring these positions. This: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/as-public-makes-hard-choi_b_2619776.html is a blog post at the…

Smoking is All About Poverty

…to reconsider my stance on smokers being let off easy given the weight of the evidence presented on why smokers should not pay more. http://www.healthbeatblog.com/2013/01/the-newest-health-wonk-review-on-health-affairs/#comment-17887 “Health Wonk” Health Beat blog

How To Debate Paul Krugman

…lose patience with people who use words like “disingenuous.” You can supply your own alternative vocabulary Check Krugman’s Op-Eds and blog posts, where he repeatedly demonstrates reality with graphs and…

Textbooks and hyper-inflation

While not a macro issue, there is room for thought. Via The Weaker Party blog comes this tidbit on specific inflation indicators from The Dailey Beast:…