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Monthly Archives: October 2013
What did Obama know and when did he know it?
It is hard to know which would be more embarrassing for President Obama — that he was aware that the critical sign-up website for his Affordable Care Act had not been fully tested before it was released, but hoped for the best … Continue reading
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Graphics for our plight
I have often noted in this blog that inequality is increasing. That has implications for efficiency and growth, if the lower end of the income distribution is being pushed down so far in real terms that their ability to produce … Continue reading
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And the next political disaster is…
The Affordable Care Act signup website. You would think that the Health and Human Services department would have realized that (1) the most immediate, direct, and widespread contact that Americans would initially have with Obamacare would be the process of … Continue reading
And in another place far far away…
As the antics in Washington run their course, it is worth turning to another difficult problem — America’s negotiations (or lack thereof) with Iran. For the first time in decades, the U.S. and American administrations are having direct talks. This … Continue reading
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Back at Gridlock
Today is Sunday — and on Saturday talks between the Democrats and Republicans hit a wall (again)! On Thursday and Friday, hopes of an agreement were remarkably high; and the stock market soared. But the arguments I made in my … Continue reading
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It’s a New Day (again)
Day 4 of the Federal Shutdown — and the sky has not fallen, the earth has not stopped spinning. In fact, it is a beautiful sunny day here in Washington DC, traffic is light, and except for the odd crazy … Continue reading
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