…the trade deficit,” he joked. If Bush ever listened to his economic advisors he would understand that the trade deficit has nothing to do with Americans’ preference for imported goods…

…relegated to the minor leagues ore duly reported and then ignored. Take the June trade deficit which was reported at the beginning of August. Jaded watchers of the economy registered…

…Douglas Adams at this point, but nevermind.) Yet still, I can’t get worked up about a big trade deficit like the US currently has. Trade deficits can be good and…

…them.) 2.Obama’s proposed chained-CPI cut would typically reduce benefits for 3 percent, and by as much as 6 percent for some recipients. 3.The White House’s decision to label this cut…

…also added the final two sentences. The post is a followup to a post from earlier Friday. I’ve also created an additional label: mainstream-journalism gimmickry. I’ve left the original rather…

…being traded up at gun shops for real shotguns. Some of the other descriptions are even more creative. My favorite is number ten on the list: This one takes the…

…Obama seemed ready to trade off changes in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits for higher taxes on the very richest of the rich in August of 2011, he will…

…the right to set the tone of the dialogue by letting them label the current situation. We aren’t facing a “fiscal cliff”, he notes, but rather an “austerity bomb”. [The…

…not only a great read but also a revealing informational source on the changes in the American polity, she does note the label he attaches to the right-wing resurgence (“breadwinner…

…still be some private label issues and they will be crowded out and, more importantly, the whole point is to get more mortgages written (either for new purchases or refinancing)….