Robert Waldmann Matthew Yglesias is completely mystified by opposition to deficit spending by the public and by Michele Boldrin. I basically agree with him, but I think that he is…

…public debt was $6.19 Trillion This week, public debt was $6.25 Trillion Last week, public debt/GDP was 43.32% This week, public debt/GDP was 43.73% Last week, public debt per person…

…Public Debt. In the memo section, note that it’s a gift to reduce the Debt Held by the Public. Mail your check to: Attn Dept G, Bureau of the Public…

Guest post by Michael Cahill The Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund: Why it needs to succeed for America’s Economic Future What will it take for the Affordable…

…to an all-time low. But conservatives toasting the apparent turn in public opinion ought to look a little closer at the polling data. It’s true that only 35 percent of…

…within and between generations. With some real numbers and associated tools. With commentary mostly defered until (duh) Comments. Total U.S. Public Debt (to the Penny) http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/debt/current Public Debt: $17,472,131,682,925.49 in…

…not shifting money for public schools in the budget in order to fund school choice experiments. DeVos: “It is. If there are cuts to public schools, and there is new…

…cuts for many years. Public support for Medicaid is slighly lower than public support for Medicare, but basically feelings about the two programs are similar. This fact doesn’t fit the…

…the public viewing the law favorably (55%), while slightly more than one-third (37%) of the public hold unfavorable views. In my own opinion, much of this change in attitude is…

…to the converting of publicly owned entities to private ownership. In 1955, Milton Friedman proposed privatizing public schools; saying that he wanted to bring ‘market forces’ to bear. At that…