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Projected Medicare Spending Over 2011-2020 to Fall by More than $500 Billion
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has projected Medicare spending over 2011-2020 to fall by more than $500 billion. This projection is important in the context that the Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson called for approximately $300 billion in Medicare spending … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health
Tagged baby-boomers, budget, health, health care, Medicare spending, Simpson-Bowles
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Obama’s 2012 Tax Ask in Comparison to Other Alternatives
How big is President Obama’s 2012 tax ask in comparison to other alternatives. Not so big, according to this chart by Ezra Klein.
Posted in Economy, Government, Taxes
Tagged Domenici-Rivlin, economic growth, fiscal cliff, Obama, Simpson-Bowles, taxes
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11 Shocking, True Facts about Simpson-Bowles
Via the Wonkblog: 1) Simpson-Bowles ends the the Bush tax cuts for income over $250,000. And note that they do that before they reform the tax code. The expiration of the tax cuts is built into their baseline. That way, … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Income Distribution, Socio-economic Status, Taxes
Tagged debt, deficit, economy, fiscal cliff, government, sequestration, Simpson-Bowles, Social Security, spending, taxes
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The Economist on Romney: “Mr Romney is still in the cloud-cuckoo-land of thinking”
The Economist is an international publication with its first publication in 1843. Here’s what The Economist has to say about Romney’s economics: “Yet far from being the voice of fiscal prudence, Mr Romney wants to start with huge tax cuts … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government, Presidential Leadership, Wealth
Tagged defense spending, economics, economy, endorsement, entitlement reform, Romney, Simpson-Bowles, tax cuts, The Economist, wealthy
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Understanding Nobel Laureate Krugman 101, Well Maybe 601
Whether one agrees with Nobel-winning Princeton economist Krugman or not is not the point of this post. Instead I found a succinct summary of Krugman’s positions on a host of economic issues that I think does a great job of capturing … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health, Income Distribution, Socio-economic Status, Taxes
Tagged austerity, bond vigilantes, deficit, demand, economic growth, financial crisis, health care, Keynes, Krugman, middle class, over borrowing, recession, revenue, rich, Simpson-Bowles, Social Security, spending cuts, stimulus, taxes
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