Paul Ryan portrays his budget as an earnest attempt to reduce the deficit– a Herculean task to be sure. But earnest practice isn’t equivalent to honest practice, and Ryan’s allegiance to the GOP core shines through quite clearly. I’m not certain how you manage to reduce the deficit simply by slashing spending programs, while [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Government'
Making Sense Of Unemployment Insurance
December 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
Want real evidence of what works and what doesn’t with unemployment insurance? Ezra breaks it down quite simply here. North Dakota, for instance, has a very low unemployment rate. It doesn’t make sense to have 99 weeks of unemployment benefits in a state where unemployment is 2.8 percent. That’s when unemployment benefits really do discourage [...]
Tags: Economy·ezra klein·Government·Matthew Wright·unemployment·unemployment benefits·United States
Who Will Control The Narrative?
September 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Elections, Politics
As midterm elections draw near, what will be the prevailing thought and strategy of democrats? Clearly they’ve put themselves behind the eight ball, but there is a silver lining here: it has nothing to do with what their republican counterparts have done. In fact it is precisely because of the GOP’s bungling, and incoherent scatter [...]
Tags: Democratic·Government·Parties·Politics·Politics on wrightandleftreport.com·republican
Is This Proof The Stimulus Is Working?
September 10th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Politics
According to Propublica, a good portion of stimulus funds have not been injected into the economy. The remaining unspent stimulus funds and tax cuts total 278 billion dollars.
Dumb
August 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Republicans
Cackle. She’s doing this on purpose. I’m convinced of it.
Mitch McConnell And Republican Voodoo Economics
July 24th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics, Republicans
“There’s no evidence whatsoever that the Bush tax cuts actually diminished revenue…”– Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Uh… what? Okay. Let’s take the leader at his word, and assume that the George W. Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 had no impact on declining federal revenues. Let’s all pretend we’re economists who champion [...]
Tags: Conservatives·deficit·Economy·Government·Mitch McConnell·tax cuts
The Slow Destruction Of The Middle Class
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Politics
Ralph Nader warns: There is a reason why, so many centuries ago, every major religion warned its adherents not to give too much power to the “merchant class.” That reason is still here – the commercial drive knows few self-imposed boundaries, especially when it resides in large corporations. A cruel manifestation of this singular drive [...]
Tags: Economy·Government·middle class·poor·recession·unemployed
Hypocrisy Watch: Farmer Who Claims Democrats Are Parasites Receives Subsidies From The Government
June 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Democracy, Democrats, Politics, Republicans
David Jungerman does not want Democrats to keep getting money for nothing. He’s now gone so far as to advertise his sentiments on his property. The Raytown farmer who posted a sign on a semi-truck trailer accusing Democrats of being the “Party of Parasites” received more than $1 million in federal crop subsidies since 1995. [...]
Tags: Farmers·Government·Hypocrisy
The Media And Health Care Coverage
June 23rd, 2010 · 5 Comments · Democracy, Health Care, News
A recent study performed by the Pew Institute, details how the press covered health care reform– the most divisive issue of the last year–and the defining achievement of the Obama administration to date. Above is a graph detailing the prevailing story lines, and how the media covered them. Before the health care debate exploded into [...]
