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Would a historically Democratic voter be so turned off by the candidate being a woman that they would either vote…
@Corso going to follow Amp's lead and ignore the attack. But this: Gretchen Whitmer is the governor of Michigan. Michigan’s…
I know I said I'd take a step back, and I fully intended to, and I think I'll just not…
Dianne: "Whereas RFK spending an undisclosed amount of taxpayers’ money to make a video of himself shirtless with Kid Rock…
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Category Archives: Economics and the like
Are Leftist Solutions Solutions If They’re Not Politically Viable?
In comments, I wrote: Barring some truly enormous increase in the amount of taxes Americans are willing to pay — the costs of medicare et al are going to increasingly crowd out other things that I think we should also … Continue reading →
Taxes Don’t Drive (Many) Millionaires Out Of High-Tax States
In comments, Brandon Berg wrote: Which, really, is why leftists aren’t so big on federalism. The left-wing program can’t work without the ability to bleed high-yield taxpayers. And if said taxpayers are free to just pack up and move to … Continue reading →
You can’t talk about the debt without talking about rising medical costs
Via Andrew Sullivan, I read this article by Anne Lowrey trying to make the deficit understandable by putting it in terms of a household budget. For our purposes, let’s use $60,000 as the government’s income and $85,000 as its expenses. … Continue reading →
The Individual Mandate And The Constitution
In this week’s open threads — mostly this one, also a bit here — there’s been quite a bit of discussion of the Constitutionality of the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act. There are two senses in which … Continue reading →
A Chronic Pain Patients Bill Of Rights
I came across this, and thought it worth reproducing here. A Chronic Pain Patients Bill Of Rights 1. I have the right to have my pain believed by health professionals, family, friends and others around me. Patients: The person in … Continue reading →
How To Avoid Being Seen As A Drug-Seeker (if you have chronic pain)
(This is a comment Jake Squid left on a prior thread on “Alas.” Jake’s wife has had chronic pain for 12 years. –Amp) Almost anything you do, if you suffer chronic pain, is viewed as drug seeking behavior. Going to … Continue reading →
The Government's Cruel War On Pain Medication
Several years ago, Mark Kleiman wrote a long, well-researched article on drug policy which was so overflowing with being sensible that it has no chance of being paid any attention to in legislative circles. Most of the article was focused … Continue reading →
More Americans Are For Expanding Than Repealing Health Care Reform
A new poll by Kaiser and Harvard shows the problem the Republicans have: the only thing as unpopular as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be to repeal the Affordable Care Act. 28% of Americans want to expand the ACA; … Continue reading →
Republicans Want To Take Insurance Away From Sick And Raise The Deficit $230 Billion
In the House today, Republicans are arguing for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act. A few points: 1) The Republicans want to leave up to 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions without protection. According to the Department of Health … Continue reading →
Krugman on Inequality of Opportunity
Krugman: The first thing one should say is that our system does reward hard work, up to a point. Other things equal, those who put more in will earn more. But a lot of other things are, in fact, not … Continue reading →
Corso: By being the oldest, whitest, most milquetoast centrist candidate on the face of the planet and run on a…