You know, when you're married, it really sucks to STILL be considered "legal strangers" by the government. The latest example of why comes in the form of the Stimulus Bill. From Citizen Crain:[I]magine my elation when I heard … [Read more...]
AIG should file for Bankruptcy, and Geitner, you’re wrong: Nationalize the banks
It is time for some tough love and time for the American taxpayers to just say no to more money going to AIG and the banks. Currently we are collectively on the hook for 2-3 Trillion by my last count and we are approaching the edge of the … [Read more...]
Stimulus Watch – where the money is going in detail
Here is the link. I am quite impressed with, say, what the Mayor of Brockton has in the stimulus pipeline - but as this is but a brief break during the work day for me, I look forward to what you all find … [Read more...]
Ideology vs. Governance
The latest parade of ideological purity involves GOP governors refusing stimulus money. Jindal is one of a small group of Republican governors, which includes South Carolina's Mark Sanford and Mississippi's Haley Barbour, who have … [Read more...]
$594 million will arrive on Wednesday
The Obama administration announced that $15 billion of Medicaid funding from the stimulus bill will be released to the states on Wednesday. Of that amount, MA is scheduled to receive a little over $594 million. Anyone know what the … [Read more...]
PhRMA and the public good
Money for comparative effectiveness research for drugs was salvaged in the federal stimulus, despite the intense lobbying of the drug industry. This is a good thing. PhRMA has criticized the bill, arguing (risibly) that somehow more … [Read more...]
Some good news from the final stimulus plan
No, it's not everything that some people wanted, and maybe it's not everything that it should've been. But there is nonetheless some good news in it. Perhaps the best news, at least locally, is more money than was expected for … [Read more...]
So what’s in/not in the stimulus?
Read Bill first, and definitely the AP rundown. I cannot express how irritating and disappointing is the continued media emphasis on the game and process of the legislation, as opposed to precisely what's in it. One is relatively easy … [Read more...]
My email to Senator Collins
At Bill's behest, I called CAF's special toll free number (866-544-7573) to get connected to the Capitol switchboard and support the stimulus. After the introductory message, it connected me to the switchboard. All circuits busy. … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with a Massachusetts Stimulus Package?
For one example, we have a concentrated higher ed capacity, virtually the primary export industry of the state, yet all Deval can do is raise public tuition. Pfui! Why not establish a loan forgiveness program with teeth, repopulating our … [Read more...]