.The first step in our approach is to keep annual domestic spending low by building on the savings that both parties agreed to last week - a step that will save us about $750 billion over twelve years. We will make the tough cuts necessary … [Read more...]
Saving Money Through State Employee Pensions
The Case of Public School Teacher Pensions State-employee pensions are a fair deal, and at least in the case of teachers, they are also a good deal for the Commonwealth. A good deal? Yep. Pensions actually save [sic] the Commonwealth money. … [Read more...]
How Do You Spell Recall? M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S
I've never quite understood these skeleton-in- the-closet guys. I mean 46 and half years of living, and all I've got in my closet is a couple of tee shirts old enough to vote and this week's dirty socks. The Raw Story broke this story, but … [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...]
Buyer’s Remorse: Police Unions and Walker
In any case, Walker's exclusion of fire and police unions was political; it wasn't a matter of something for something. How can you tell Walker excluded police and firefighters for political rather than political reasons? Well, it's safe … [Read more...]
Wisconsin: It’s About Power, Not Money
Krugman, who is more even-tempered than I am this morning, writes:In principle, every American citizen has an equal say in our political process. In practice, of course, some of us are more equal than others. Billionaires can field armies … [Read more...]
It’s Not Easy Being Green: A Blueprint for Relevance
Given that the Green Party is represented by good people who recognize serious problems in our society, and given that that's not always the case with the Democratic Party, it would be good if they became more relevant. The question is … [Read more...]
The Left’s Reaction to Obama’s Tax Deal
The Personal Level. By now, it's pretty clear that Obama the President has fallen far short of expectations voters had for Obama the Candidate. Comparisons to a first term Deval Patrick, however, are less apt perhaps than a first term Mike … [Read more...]
Don’t Know What He Don’t Know: Friedman, Education, and the Opinionation Problem
2. "If you look at the countries leading the pack in the tests that measure these skills (like Finland and Denmark), one thing stands out: they insist that their teachers come from the top one-third of their college graduating classes. As … [Read more...]
The Cahill Campaign Conspiracy
The next inevitable question--if Baker was not substantively involved with the conspirators (denials of written internal discussions aside)--is: how can a guy with such a lousy campaign run the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? This is the … [Read more...]
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