…of Bowie’s oeuvre had provided a level of patronage that’s inconceivable for a musician of Bowie’s bent today…he spent the Nineties as a free agent, jumping from label to label,…

…high cost of American health care. I begin by explaining the origin and meaning of the “single payer” label. I will then describe the two defects in S 1129 in…

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

…have input on tax issues than tax experts. The tax working group of the deficit commission includes, according to BNA Daily Tax Realtime (May 4,2010): “Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Rep….

…and forecasts not some debatable underlying reality. Hence this slightly edited dialog Sen. Max Baucus, Chairman: [skip] We’re not in the old situation where Sen. Grassley once said whatever CBO…

…the HELP bill was almost immediate. Max Baucus declared it DOA and announced that Senate Finance would re-write the ENTIRE bill including the parts not normally under the jurisdiction of…

Robert Waldmann The AP writes on the current state of negotiations in the 6 member Baucus Bipartisan ad hoc committee. Their plan includes an idea that is worse than I…

…cancer) are seemingly lined up as opposition forces to Senator Baucus (Chairman, Senate Finance Committee ) on some aspects of health care reform legislation. Various theories are evolving: 1) this…

…Barrack Obama) and are advocating the same lack of impact. Train-wreck Baucus successfully scuttled single payer healthcare insurance (with the help of Lieberman) and kept prominent advocates away from the…

…ready to resume daily postings on tax, economics, and the potential for a just and fair society. As you all are undoubtedly aware, Messrs Camp and Baucus continue their claim…