Give The People What They'll Like, Already: Not “Stupid Hooverism”
Body: For the Democrats in Congress, winning in November isn't rocket science; it's about having the will to pursue survival ruthlessly. The key to winning is giving the American people what they'll...
View ArticleEzra Looks Over There At the Debt-to-GDP Ratio
Body: Ezra Klein did a piece yesterday offering the conventional deficit dove position on deficits and debt. Here's a commentary on it. Gallup's survey of voter preferences for closing the entitlement...
View ArticleWhy Do Social Security Offices Need Hollow Point Bullets?
Departments: Department of How Stupid Do They Think We Are?Tags: DHSSocial SecurityNOAAFederal GovernmenttwigammunitionWTFarmed and dangerousThe Social Security Administration is requesting bids for...
View ArticleThe Myth That Big Government Is Big
Body: In 1966, the budget for the federal government was 134.5 billion dollars ($656.1 billion in chained 2005 dollars). In 2011 (the most recent year where annual information is available), the...
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