Tag Archives: spending

To PAYGO or to NO-PAYGO?

Posted on June 12, 2009 by ChrisB

Bryan Pick makes a great point on why the GOP should accept Obama’s limited Paygo

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged debt, deficit, government, govt, Obama, paygo, spending | Leave a comment

Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtains

Posted on October 24, 2008 by ChrisB

Alan Reynolds at Cato asks “How’s Obama Going to Raise $4.3 Trillion?” Altogether, Mr. Obama is promising at least $4.3 trillion of increased spending and reduced tax revenue from 2009 to 2018 — roughly an extra $430 billion a year … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Election 2008, taxes | Tagged 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, Alan Reynolds, Barack Obama, Cato Institute, corporate finance, corporations, Democrats, federal spending, military, Obama, revenue, spending, taxation, taxes | Leave a comment

[Insert] War

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Lee

Thomas Barnett takes a look at Gates and the different schools of thought on Pentagon spending priorities. Apparently it comes down to the Next War vs. the Long War vs. the This War vs. the Big War vs. Proxy War. … Continue reading →

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How Supermarkets Can End Poverty

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Lee

Namibian supermarket selection (photo: Olivier Peyre) One of great inequities in the modern world is that in relative terms, food in poor and starving countries often costs far more than in the wealthy developed world. That’s because industrial countries tend … Continue reading →

Posted in Developmental economics, Economics, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged Africa, agriculture, Ashok Gulati, Asia, chains, consumers, developing, Economics, fdi, food, food prices, foreign direct investment, household, Hugo Chavez, India, inequity, International Food Policy Research Institute, Latin America, liberalization, nepal, poverty, revolution, scale, spending, supermarket, Thomas Reardon, United States, vegetables, Wal-Mart, world | Leave a comment

The Best Result Possible

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Peg

Do you want the best possible result? Sure; don’t we all? When I play bridge, we frequently say: “I didn’t get the best possible result. But – I got the best result possible.” Sometimes, the best possible result is impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page | Tagged abortion, Barack Obama, democracy, Democrats, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, immigration, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, spending | Leave a comment

Megan McCardle calls the Democrats bluff

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Lance

I don’t want to hear any more about how the Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility; none of them are planning to close the current deficit, much less deal with the now-seriously-it-really-is-looming entitlement problem. Their tax code changes will … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Lance's Page | Tagged Democrats, election 08, fiscal repsonsibility, Hillary, Republicans, spending, taxes | Leave a comment

Is Fiscal Stimulus the Answer? -updated

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Lance

The economy is slowing, and if we are not already in a recession (I think we probably are) the risks of one are certainly high. So should our politicians do something with fiscal policy? Alex Tabarrok says no : Fourth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics | Tagged Alex Tabarrok, Economics, Federal Reserve, fiscal policy, Larry Summers, recession, spending, tax cuts, tax policy | Leave a comment