Most people regard chained-CPI as a benefit cut or, if you wish to frame it another way, a...
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Ohio GOP Opposes Medicaid Expansion But Not Tax Cuts Funded by Medicaid Expansion
Ohio Republicans are adamantly opposed to expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, but they are fans of...
Out of Control Spending!
The federal budget deficit for fiscal 2013 was less than half of what it was before President Obama...
Ryan: The Way to Raise Revenue is Through Osmosis
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has already stated that he will not support new revenue...
John Kasich is a Little Slow on the Uptake
Ohio Governor John Kasich has had an epiphany, but it’s not clear how long this moment of...
No Grand Bargain
So says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. via The Hill “We are not going to have a grand...
GOP Government Shutdown Cost 120,000 Jobs
According to Jason Furman, the head of the Council of Economic Advisers, the GOP Government...
Another Casualty
Let’s not forget that sequestration is still in effect and that the recent continuing...
“Sit Down and Shut Up”
The President of the Chamber of Commerce is not impressed by Senator Ted Cruz. “He has his...
Fast Food Industry Costing Taxpayers $7 Billion Annually
Pop quiz: What came first, the $0.99 cheeseburger, or the depressed wages? Berkley —...
S&P: “Our Forecast Didn’t Hold” Because the GOP is Insane
The GOP Government Shutdown of 2013 may end tonight, but plenty of damage has already been done...
World Bank: Default Would Be a “Disastrous Event”
The president of the World Bank is taking the prospect of a U.S. default very seriously, warning...
16 Things That Will Happen If Congress Defaults on the Debt
Mother Jones compiled the list. Here’s a summary of the first half of the horror: 1. Social...
Another Casualty
What happens when a freak snow storm (can we still call them freak?) hits the northern plains in...
Greenwald Witch Hunt Costs American Businesses Billions of Dollars
American companies are losing tens of billions of dollars of business because Glenn Greenwald said...
The High Cost of Doing Nothing
The GOP Government Shutdown of 2013 has reportedly cost the country $1.6 billion after one week and...
“Financial Apocalypse”
The staff at Bloomberg aren’t taking any prisoners as they lay out what defaulting on the...
Shutdown Could Cut Growth Significantly
via Bloomberg Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics Inc. estimates a three-to-four week shutdown...
Math? Who Needs It?
Representative John Fleming (R-LA) is not impressed by your economic projections and your fancy...
GOP’s Worst Nightmare
I want you to take a good look at that face, Republicans. This is the face that you have been...