…To the degree that basic income support for seniors, widows/widowers/orphans, the disabled is some societal wide responsibility then 98% is being paid by current wage workers in FICA and by…

…right argument, but Buffett had the wrong numbers. He apparently borrowed them from the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, led by Erskine Bowes and Alan Simpson, now more…

…in the name of fiscal responsibility — the ground they failed to gain in an open election. *** Consider, as a prime example, the push to raise the retirement age,…

…are being allowed to construct an alternative reality that absolves them of responsibility for the ruined lives all around us. The reality is that people in positions of authority chose…

…to remove disaster relief and all sorts of other federal programs as a federal responsibilities and place the responsibility for them on the states. The very premise of this surely…

…so many people who oppose Obama, who look to Reagan as a shining light, are yelling about financial responsibility and deficits? They weren’t supporting Democrats since 1976, that is for…

…to that tape of his disdain for the 47%–and his arrogant view that anyone in that group was dependent on government and unwilling to take personal responsibility for themselves–to know…

…flee with no responsibility for the corporation’s liabilities if things go pear-shaped. Justin’s post — and the discussion with Felix Salmon — is well worth reading. I also especially liked…

…Nancy Altman has argued , it’s “the poster child for fiscal responsibility.” The program is prudently managed, cost-effective, and carefully monitored. Obama could have mentioned these facts and cheered the…

…company chooses where that company is organized. Only the sponsor of the fund decides where it is organized. That responsibility is totally outside the control of a passive investor like…