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Soc Sec XV: Why do they care?

…to what were considered dangerous democratic and even socialistic impulses. It is worth noting the Cato the Censor, after whom the Cato Institute is named, was the sworn enemy of…

Credit is scarce but not capital

Bloomberg carries an article noting that credit was tight but there appeared to be plenty of money for commodities. Here is another piece of the action. Credit is scarce but…

Dept of Agriculture stomps on private company initiative

…contention that the additional testing would not interfere with agency regulations governing the treatment of animals. “All they want to do is create information,” Sentelle said, noting that it’s up…

BW on Soc Sec VI: LMS and the Infinite Future

…between $102,000 and $160,000 (noting that the cap increase is itself capped under LMS and still doesn’t reach to gains on capital)? LMS lays out some positive policy outcomes if…

Health Care Spending

The other point from my earlier chart on health care spending worth noting is that in the PCE data health care accounts for around 20% of consumer spending. In contrast,…

Opus 1: A Discussion on taxation

…argument noting that the book did not address the issue of illegal tax avoidance: “Slemrod is not to be blamed for not focusing on this issue because no recent data…

Crime

…is taking place in virtually every economy,” Mr Dryden said, noting a growing trend in products that are intended to deceive the consumer, such as food and drink and pharmaceuticals….