In Conservative America, two poor kids in a small rural town were awarded football scholarships and left home for college. Meanwhile, the rest of the folks competed for the handful of local jobs that provided decent pay. Twenty years later, both men returned to their hometown.
One became very wealthy in the business of large-scale commercial [...]
Health care reform is the big debate in American politics right now, with the so-called public option being likened to European-style socialized medicine. That’s supposed to be a bad thing, I guess.
By the magical knowledge-bearing powers of the internet, I discovered some research which compares the United States with 18 other industrialized nations by the [...]
Here’s where I think the tea parties really missed a huge opportunity: bailouts. I heard a lot of talk about wasteful spending, skyrocketing debt, and unjust taxes; I didn’t hear much about the gigantic sums of taxpayer money going straight to failed banks run by highly questionable CEOs. Oh, and good luck getting any details [...]
Context: I feel the need to examine the claim that tax cuts will stimulate job creation and/or prevent job losses in the US. There is a heated partisan debate in Washington about how to stimulate the economy and prevent a severe depression. Conservatives have been very critical of the liberal solution: massive government spending and [...]
