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Has Congress Reduced Spending for the Poor?

…spending undercuts the spin from Riedl, I would still like to see some specifics as to what Max Sawicky has dubbed large cuts in small programs and the impact on…

More GOP Fiscal Insanity

…reality in the face.” It’s time to toot the horn for Max Sawicky who provides the evidence that backs Mr. Bixby’s argument up and then some. Update: Kevin Drum thanks…

Dynamic Scoring

MaxSpeaks actually provides a partial defense of the President’s Advisory Panel on Tax Reform in regards the attacks from the right. In addition to a cool illustration of the wingnuts,…

Will Bernanke Be Too Hard on Inflation?

…again, Max Sawicky points us to Galbraith the younger: I’m a little bit concerned about the emphasis that Adam Posen already mentioned on inflation targeting as the sole or major…

Luskin-Moore: Katrina Was Not That Bad

…fund to house and feed the displaced and to clean-up the environmental damage is something Mr. Moore does not address. Also see this comment from Max Sawicky. Moore also seems…

Redefining ‘Conservative’

…believes that the government is not the problem, but rather is the solution. Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan must be turning over in their graves. Kash UPDATE: Max Sawicky has…

Robert Hall and Real Business Cycle Theory

…the normal growth of productivity—as the central driving force. While this statement is part of what we tried to cover here, Max Sawicky is not convinced: The notion that productivity…