Posts Tagged ‘Social Security’
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Let ‘Em Crash is Not a Governing Philosophy
Posted on November 12, 2015
“Shanna, they bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let ’em crash.” That’s the money quote from the movie Airplane! from conservative pundit Jack Kirkpatrick,...
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The Armageddon Caucus
Posted on October 28, 2015
It takes a special amount of chutzpa to never show up to the Senate for any votes and then complain that when the Leadership puts together a budget deal that...
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The Limits of Direct Democracy
Posted on November 6, 2014
I couldn’t do it. Despite talking a big game about being for pot legalization, when I had the chance to vote for the policy, I voted no. It didn’t matter. ...
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Another Congressional To Do List
Posted on October 27, 2014
Here is my recommended agenda when Republicans take back the Senate: 1) Tax reform: Lower the corporate tax rate, make it easier for companies to repatriate money from overseas, slap...
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What If Medicare Spending Slowed Because Of Part D?
Posted on July 29, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank.) In about 16 years, both the Medicare and Social Security trust funds will basically be out of money, according to the report released Monday...
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