…banks and the housing market — has become a hot issue as Democrats gauge their vulnerability in the coming elections. President Obama has appointed a bipartisan commission to examine the…
…position to being that of the center of Movement Conservatism and Reaganism. The end result of the Greenspan Commission of 1982-83 was a compromise fix of Social Security and this…
…open and public debate? I just told my senators to oppose the Conrad-Gregg amendment, which if passed would give a special commission the power to propose drastic cuts to the…
…Labour Commission Report (2002), have recommended major reforms of India’s labour laws. The problem is absence of political will. Until that will can be mustered, the expansion of decent non-agricultural…
…financing problems are in good Eurozone company. According to the European Commission’s autumn 2009 Economic Forecast, only 5 of the 16 Eurozone countries are expected to remain below the 60%…
…insurers will follow Medicare’s lead.” As they have explained to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), they just want Medicare to provide political cover. In other words, in 2013 the…
…if all these creative jobs materialize, the result would likely be far from optimal. Jobs that rely heavily on creativity, talent or unique personality traits (think authors, actors, musicians, commission…
…and Exchange Commission confirming that Goldman had bought the mortgages. Then, when a lawyer for MTGLQ showed up at a June 2007 court hearing on the stock battle, U.S. District…
by Linda Beale (cross posted with ataxingmatter) What’s Your Top Ten List for Tax Reforms? Tax Prof’s ongoing discussion of potential tax reforms to be suggested to the Volcker Commission…
…to hear a second time the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (08-205). At issue was whether the Court was ready to overturn two of its precedents —…