I always find it curious when a good source of public data gets cancelled by an administrative source. Mass layoffs were the first...
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Here’s something that is a bit of a surprise: While most Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to a higher federal gasoline tax,...
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One last government spending post for the day: Pork The amount of money spent on pork barrel projects — special state or...
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I do Larry Kudlow’s show whenever he asks, and while I am certainly not the political wonk he is, I do keep track of the budget...
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I normally don’t "do" politics, except where it intersects with the Economy and with Markets. As such, I expected last...
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The first of the WSJ/Zogby political polls are out for 2006, and these two cover State Gubernatorial and Senate races for 2006: click for...
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"Although conventional estimates of the budgetary effect of tax policies incorporate a variety of behavioral effects, they are,...
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I normally steer clear of politics (except when it relates to markets, science or technology). But I had to sit up and take notice this...
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After an involuntary 24 hour blogging hiatus, and after a fast skim, not much calling out to me in Barron’s or WSJ, I felt the NEED...
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Very interesting analysis by Robert H. Frank — in addition to being an economics Prof at Cornell, he is the coauthor a textbook...
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