At least when it comes to the Bush tax rates. A new CBS poll: Fifty-three percent of respondents...
Category - Economy
Republicans Filibuster Tax Cuts
Every Democrat everywhere ought to be repeating the above headline over and over and over. Senate...
The Parade of Zombie Tax Cut Lies
As predicted earlier, the Republicans are pontificating about how tax cuts will solve the...
Fuel for Wingnuttia
The unemployment rate ticked up to 9.8 percent and only 39,000 jobs were added in November, which...
Wikileaks to Target a Big Bank
Next up for Wikileaks: Early next year, Julian Assange says, a major American bank will suddenly...
Is This Really Something We Should Cut?
The answer is "nope." WASHINGTON — President Obama announced a two-year pay freeze for civilian...
The Stimulus Worked
Fancy that. The stimulus actually stimulated the economy. The CBO reports: – They raised real...
Listen All Y'all, It's a Republican Sabotage
Steve Benen (with inspiration from Yglesias) about the Republican strategy of deliberately...
He Will Be Missed
Congressman Grayson outlines what the Republicans can do with their tax cuts for the rich...
Screw the Bush Tax Rates
This morning, I spent a couple hours enduring the hackish doofery of Donny Deutsch on Morning Joe...
Deficit Shmeficit
What Atrios said: Most of the country must think DC elites - journalists, politicians - are...
Ridiculous Headline of the Day
Oh boy! Kent Conrad is back in the news. Headline: Sen. Conrad: Extend All Tax Cuts; Time to Get...
Caving on The Bush Tax Rates?
The big banner headline at the Huffington Post (see also Cenk's rants on MSNBC) is that the Obama...
Running With Big Fricking Scissors
Oh look. The Republicans are playing grabass with the debt ceiling. Fresh off their election day...
Graph of the Day
Job growth over the last 12 months: Government takeover! Run away! Look at all those government...
Good News, Bad Timing
More jobs! In October, the economy added 159,000 private-sector jobs, far exceeding expectations...
Futility
Krugman on beating one's head against a wall of tea bags: And if you point out that their arguments...
The Bad Credit Crisis
I don't mind saying, the recession left me with a terrible credit rating. I won't go into the gory...
Forward this Link Everywhere
Eight False Things The Public “Knows” Prior To Election Day Then again, we exist in a counter...
Serenity Now!
If you're into economics, you will waste a significant portion of your day here: The Economics of...