Here I go again. I feel the need to explain why, besides the damage they have wrought to the stimulus plan, the Republican push for tax cuts is an ineffectual and misguided economic policy. Besides a few economists that are friendly with the highly partisan Heritage Foundation, most agree that tax cuts are not an effective way...
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For those of you familiar with Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon you might remember that Guitar was actually the Sunday Man. Well we already got a Sunday man so this is what was left. But that’s what being a broke writer is all about I guess. Scraping up what you can get. So I know you’re thinking two things right now: A.)...
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President Obama’s stimulus plan passed in the House of Representatives with no Republican votes. Now the bill must pass the Senate before it goes to a Conference committee. Once it leaves Conference Committee, the final version will be voted on by both the House and Senate. Thus, it is very likely that the current bill...
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What has brought me to the point where I am echoing obstructionist Republicans, albeit for very different reasons? The Republicans are currently seeking to completely derail the proposed stimulus package. However, they know that they do not have the numbers in Congress to block the stimulus plan’s inevitable passage. No,...
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I am fascinated with philosophy. Throughout the history of thought, many philosophers have attempted to rectify the seeming disconnect between the mind and body. Some have argued that the mind and body will be forever engaged in a never-ending struggle for supremacy, while others argue that the mind and body are one. Before the...
read moreWatching outgoing President George W. Bush smirk and slink his way through a series of self-serving exit interviews has been a harrowing experience. I feel compelled to do a summary of Bush’s failed economy. The common wisdom states that presidents get too much credit for good economic times and too much blame for...
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