…vaginal creams. The controversy There may be some validity to a limited change in the label of female hormone replacement products. The original study showing the potential for harm from…

…MSNBC, and others. And more, most of it indicative of a desire to have state-controlled media instead of a free press. “FCC Broadcast Accountability” came under the label of “Reform.”…

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

Via Market Watch 666, reader rjs points us to this piece of history: Ronald Reagan: “Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.”…

The CBO Wants to Discuss Healthcare and the Deficit? (from run75411) Someone struck a nerve, “The Lady Doth Protest Too Much: CBO Director Asks for A Chat . . .”….

…one, to huge deficits the rest of the time (with much of the impact of the deficit hidden by the purportedly temporary nature of the provisions and the annual passage…

…Accounts Table 3.2. GDP comes also comes from the BEA.) Figure 1 As you can see, the deficit did indeed turn into a surplus when Gingrich was in office. However,…

…deficit down, even though it may mean it will take longer for the economy to recover. 56% Now the question does suggest that stimulus increases budget deficits — this is…

…to discuss the fundamental principles of an efficient tax reform. 1. Taxes and Deficits. Let me begin by noting that the realized budget deficit is an economic outcome, not a…

There will be plenty of reactions to the draft release of the fiscal draft proposal, but one caught my eye as I just came home. Reader HW at TPM has…