…expose his famed “fiscal conservatism” as a fraud. It’s worth parsing Ryan’s tactics in this exchange because it shows the brand of disingenuousness we’re dealing with. So let’s go to…

Update: By Dale Coberly (was inadvertently omitted as author, although regulars know and the label names him) SOCIAL SECURITY: IT’S JUST MATH or how to lie with numbers “Math doesn’t…

…in itself explains why they don’t understand the aims of Progressive Taxation. Label it how you like, the academic discipline that emerged from England in the 18th and 19th century…

…is complex. But we think it is worth telling because the stakes for beneficiaries, the public treasury, and our health care system are very high. This business model is distorting…

…at topics such as trade and entitlements without the intervening point of view of a particular post. Angry Bear will always offer attitude and links, but I for one found…

…tax burden falls on the less-well-off, that are worthy of consideration, even if candidate Romney has not (as his campaign claims) benefited from them personally. That is because if Romney…

…Social Security. It is only the select group of Washington insiders that the Post chose to cite that is agreeing on the “sacrifices necessary.” It is also worth noting that…

…error goes forward as the truth even though challenged.) Anyway, it seems like a pretty minor mistake, hardly worth noting, but it goes to the heart of Kamarck’s argument. She’s…

…worth our troops’ blood, it should be worth our treasure, too.” These arguments seem sound. Certainly one factor in causing the Great Recession we are still coming out of was…

…worth dropped by 40%, while the net worth of the top 10% went up. Even if you accept the notion that predicted income constitutes a large portion of people’s perceived…