Tag Archives: Budget

Tricameral Trimming

Posted on 18 December 2012 by E.M.Smith

A modest suggestion on how to fix our current Continue reading →

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$86 Trillion

Posted on 5 December 2012 by E.M.Smith

Congress WILL cut spending. There isn’t any other choice. The only questions are “soon and orderly” or “later and with chaos and lower GDP”. Continue reading →

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Dear Republicans: NOT a Democratic Mandate

Posted on 27 November 2012 by E.M.Smith

A brief note of perspective to the Republicans, who are busy retreating from their principles so fast it makes my head spin. Continue reading →

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The Sequestration Farce

Posted on 22 November 2011 by E.M.Smith

Now that the Stuporcommittee has failed we will start hearing a lot of screaming about how horrible “Sequestration” will be. Watch for sacred cows to be ushered into plush hotels and for oxen of others to be gored… and be prepared for everything spoken to be a Big Fat Lie. Continue reading →

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