Here’s a little bit of hospital slang I learned from a friend: the homeboy dropoff. In at least one Southern California hospital, that’s what they call it when gangsters drive their bullet-ridden or overdosing buddies to the hospital, only to drop the homeboy on the curb outside of the emergency room as they rush off [...]
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 [...]
