…private sector, so the story goes, are not perfect, but the alternative–having legislatures manage health resources and bureaucracies make health care decisions–is even worse. Experts in the private sector should…

…Ritholtz’s blog). The book ties together a lot of what look like disparate facts into a coherent and plausible story that nicely fits the facts better than any alternative presentation…

…Market, The Value of the Dollar Chapter 11. Family Values Abortions, Marriages and Divorce, Unwed Mothers Chapter 12. Investing in the Future Education, Research and Development, Building Infrastructure, Energy Independence…

…one which projects a payroll gap of 1.33% (extended baseline) and another 1.54%. (alternative fiscal scenario). The former assumes that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts sunset on schedule and…

…the Senate, the anti-tax groups’ rhetoric–about corporate taxes, capital gains taxation, and rate structures, in particular–has made it hard to have an open and in-depth discussion of alternatives. As a…

…Consider Move to Gain Health Reform, Washington Post, June 3, 2009. The immediate reaction (seen in the comments section on the cited article) is rejection of this alternative. After all,…

…reform, making it clear that he wants a public sector alternative to private insurance: “operating alongside private plans. This will give them a better range of choices, make the health…

…always moves form ‘Crisis’ to ‘Benefit cuts’ without anyone pausing to quantify the effects or reflect on alternatives. Well the Northwest Plan is such an alternative. It provides 100% of…

…Plan. Coberly has simplified and improved the labeling and data presentation). The newest version treats the DI (Disability Insurance) and OAS (Old Age/Survivors Insurance) individually instead as just part of…

rdan Steven Pearlstein in the WaPO suggests an alternative way at looking at the value of regional newspapers, as more of an opportunity and as less of a death we…