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Happy Tax Day…Have some ice tea on me.
Here's my contribution to today's tax day festivities: an effort to get you to think about federal taxes a little bit differently than usual. Normally, when we talk about taxes, we end up talking about percentages of people: the top 1% pay a certain amount, the bottom third pay a…
Economics 101 – David Brooks
David Brooks spends a good deal of time laying the grounds for a non-blame blame for this economic meltdown. While saying, "Banks got too big to manage. Instruments got too complex to understand. Too many people were good at math but ignorant of history." He still maintains that it wasn't…
Only in Texas
Thursday, April 02, 2009 This week, I will vote against the massive $3.6 trillion budget proposed by President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress, and Texans deserve to understand why. I believe this budget taxes too much, spends too much and borrows too much. This budget will delay economic recovery…
The Audacity of Republican Hope
You really have to wonder about the memories of your everyday Republicans. You almost have to believe they think our memories match their own. That seems to be the audacity of Republican hope these days...They hope we will all forget they were in charge of Congress for most of two…
The Myth of the American Dream
Over the centuries, the United States has been most conspicuous for one trait: manic energy. Americans work longer hours than any other people. We switch jobs more frequently, move more often, earn more and consume more. via Op-Ed Columnist - The Commercial Republic - NYTimes.com. From that opening thought David…
How the Crash Will Reshape America | Richard Florida
An extremely interesting analysis of the state of the economy and where it may lead from here. Thanks to Jason Kottke for the pointer If anything, our government policies should encourage renting, not buying. Homeownership occupies a central place in the American Dream primarily because decades of policy have put…
Life lessons
What’s wrong with this picture? Texas receives far more federal funding for abstinence education than any other state, yet in the latest government survey, it ranks third highest in the nation in teen birth rates. Several state legislators are pondering that question and are working to expand the current system…