One of the reasons I like reading Paul Krugman is that he can hit the nail on the head in very plain language: To me — and I’m not alone in this — the sudden outbreak of deficit hysteria brings back memories of the groupthink that took hold during the run-up to the Iraq war. [...]
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Banking. Financial Services. Automobiles. Etc. Etc. Free market doesn’t equal government handouts.
The average tax refund went up $200 for early filers to $2436, a 9 percent increase from last year [Click to read story]. The nation’s tax collectors estimate that, for the first time, more than half the tax returns filed by individual and family tax returns will arrive electronically. I thankfully leave that headache to [...]