WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 ECONOMICS: EDITORIAL: The Careless House Budget http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/opinion/the-careless-house-budget.html As he rolled out his 2013 budget on Tuesday, Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, correctly said that he and his fellow Republicans were offering the country a choice of two very clear futures. The one he outlined in his plan could … Continue reading
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Hearing on student loan discharges ignores broader issues
Students increasingly take on massive amounts of debt to pay their high college tuitions. And they face diminished job opportunities upon competition of their degree. Just ask Danielle Jokela. Jokela, a resident of Chicago, spoke before a Senate judiciary subcommittee on her personal level of indebtedness (about $98,000 in outstanding student loan debt) and her … Continue reading
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TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012 ECONOMICS: House GOP set to move on debt package http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74209.html Trying to get their mojo back, House Republicans hope to move quickly this spring with a $261 billion deficit-reduction package to forestall automatic spending cuts next January that would fall heavily on defense. The full details won’t be released until … Continue reading
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MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012 ECONOMICS: GOP on budget: Bitten, but not shy http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74158.html For the second year running, Republicans are betting big on the budget. Despite getting hammered by Democrats last year, the GOP is gambling that going big and bold on their fiscal blueprint — think major changes to Medicare and Medicaid — … Continue reading
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Weekly Graphic: Annual Expenditure Between Income Groups
As the debate over income equality in the US continues to build, economists and policy makers are focusing on the large amount of new and old studies that attempt to quantify the rising disparage of incomes. However, many of these studies and statistics can be misleading because they do not take several important factors into … Continue reading
What type of country do you want to live in?
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, I attended a meeting with Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Eisenhower, at the Eisenhower Institute to talk about strategy and leadership in transitional times. After a brief history of her work in London and the Soviet Union, Ms. Eisenhower talked briefly about her worries for America. Based on what … Continue reading
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 ECONOMICS: Jobless claims fall, manufacturing holds up http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/us-jobless-claims-idUSBRE82E0LV20120316 Economic growth showed signs of becoming more self-sustaining as the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell back to a four-year low last week and manufacturing activity in the Northeast picked up this month. But the impact of higher oil prices … Continue reading
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Our Constitution: Absolutely Not A “Living Breathing Document”
Is our Constitution a “Living Breathing Document?” Well, what is a “Living Breathing Document?” In The American Constitution and The Debate over Originalism, Dennis Goldford defines the concept of a living breathing document. He quotes Harlold Koh, legal expert, as defining the concept as a “flexible pragmatism that views the Constitution as a living document … Continue reading
Is it too hard to amend the Constitution?
By Will Portman On Monday, I went to a talk at the Brookings Institution entitled “America’s Dysfunctional Politics: Is the Constitution to Blame?” Professor Sanford Levinson of the University of Texas School of Law discussed his new book, Framed: America’s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Government, which argues that the 225-year-old U.S. Constitution is … Continue reading
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 ECONOMICS: Budget Feud Erupts Again http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303863404577281852993334574.html Republicans are likely to unveil a budget plan next week that will cut 2013 federal spending below the level the two parties negotiated last August, prompting Democrats to complain that they are reneging on the agreement. GOP leaders respond that the figure, reached after … Continue reading
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