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Archives for March 11, 2011
Senator Brown’s Chance to Kill any Effort to Curb Global Warming
Up to now, it's been assumed that a Presidential veto of such action would not easily be overturned, but that may not be the case. Senator Bingaman of New Mexico has expressed doubts about the prospects for upholding a veto: ""I think … [Read more...]
Walkerism in Massachusetts: Beckwith, the MMA, and Collective Bargaining
Beckwith is no fool. But it takes some serious contortions to argue that there's no problem with rescinding the right to collectively bargain. In Debunking Municipal Health Plan Myths, Beckwith provides an interesting history of health care … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate rejects budget cuts
*$1.1 billion in Head Start and Early Head Start cuts, which would lead to 218,000 children losing services (including 61,000 spots lost due to the stimulus funding cliff). Currently, Head Start serves 965,000 students nationwide. In … [Read more...]
How Bill Clinton saved Social Security
Every year, the Social Security Trustees issue a report on the financial health of Social Security. By comparing the projections contained in the 13 annual reports from 1998 through 2010, it is possible to discern what real GDP growth … [Read more...]