Yellowcake Hits the Fan Going back to the initial admission that the State of the Union information was incorrect, I speculated that a vaguely phrased statement would only ignite more…
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More on Web Page Seizures Earlier, I commented on the Justice Department seizing (pre-trial) a web site that has information on how to pirate X-Box and PlayStation games, and then…
German tax enforcement paying dividends
I have long advocated that the United States should follow Germany’s example of aggressive pursuit of tax evasion, in particular its practice of paying informants for account information from secrecy…
Apple’s Tax Rates–just what does Cook’s "way I look at this" mean???
…of Apple CEO Cook’s testimony at congressional hearing as to that very piece of information. “The way I look at this is that Apple pays 30.5 percent of its profits…
My take on the NSA, Privacy and Protection
…information related to the individual or group is protected from intrusion, observation, and surveillance by others. The vague word situation was deliberately chosen with the intent that it would range…
U.S. Median Wealth Only 27th in the World
…usually household balance sheet information which provides high-quality information on total wealth and, when combined with population data, wealth per adult. Wealth distribution data is more difficult to estimate accurately,…
Health Care Thoughts: Question for the readers
…whitepapers/commentaries available in Dropbox or Issuu or Scribd’s sites enough is enough Which topics are of greatest interest? macro policy (Obamacare, Medicare, etc.) consumer/patient information employer information employee information Medicare/Medicaid…
How to calculate capital income’s consumption rate for recession forecasting
…2.) I go to the BEA tables for the NIPA data. (National Income and Product Accounts) I get the following information. Table and line number given. (billions of 2009 dollars)…
Is the Permanent Income Hypothesis Glass Half Full ?
…information about future income in consumption. This is getting somewhere. If agents forecast future income and if agents have information we don’t supply to the computer, then consumption should be…
Why Are So Many Americans Confused About Obamacare? How a Video Produced by CBS’ Washington Bureau Misled Millions –Part 1 Updated
…Sloane slid over the role that reporters might play in helping the public understand an enormous—and enormously important– piece of legislation. If Republicans were spreading disinformation, shouldn’t news organizations like…
