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Some Argue Fiscal Cliff May Not Be All That Scary
Originally published at Capital Gains and Games.
Dimon Testifies - and the People Have a Few Questions
Wednesday is the day that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testifies before the Senate Banking Committee. He was called before the Committee (I believe the term is "invited") after it was disclosed that his bank lost billions of dollars in reckless and unregulated trades - trades which, as Dimon himself acknowledged, may have included criminal activity.
#nn12 Panel: Why Can't Apple Make Your iPhone in America?
Following are my prepared notes for my talk on the Netroots Nation panel, Why Can't Apple Make Your iPhone in America? except cleaned up to make me look better:
The Hard Cash Costs Of The Mental Recession
We give a hat tip to Paul Krugman for recalling the infamous 2008 statement by Phil Gramm, then-presidential candidate John McCain's top economic advisor, that what Krugman is now calling
As much as conservatives want to pretend otherwise, you can't have strong, healthy, prospering businesses without a big, strong government. The kinds of businesses that don't want a big, strong government are exactly the kinds of businesses that We, the People don't want. Conservatives like to say that taxes are theft. In fact it is tax cuts that are theft because they break a long-standing contract. Why else would We, the People have set up this system, if not for the benefit of We, the People? Suddenly the headlines are filled with talk of an impending "fiscal cliff," a series of tax and budget changes which the news pages say is an impending catastrophe and which the editorial pages are urging Washington lawmakers to prevent.
I've always loathed this jerk, but he is always one of those guys who is wiling to come right out and defend the indefensible, so you have to give him a sort of credit:
Transcript via Think Progress: Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.
You Can't Have Healthy Businesses Without Strong Government
Government Provides The Soil For Businesses To Thrive
Tax Cuts Are Theft
The Fiscal Cliff A Hoax The Democrats Long Game A Myth This Is the Real Budget Battle
The Sununu Spin
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: The Fiscal Cliff Is a Hoax
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: The Fiscal Cliff Is a Hoax
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