Month: April 2013

Notice that Grover Norquist and his organization Americans for Tax Reform are opposed to the Chained CPI proposal because it would keep more people in higher marginal income tax brackets, resulting in a tax increase. The way...

Last night, twelve Republican senators dined with the president at the White House. The dinner was organized by Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, who the White House thanked after the dinner was over. The attendees, in addition to...

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was mad. Not the kind of mad you get when your favorite team blows a big lead and loses its eighth straight game, but Red-Faced-Exploding-Blood-Pressure Mad. “This is what you...

The White House has a page on their website that discusses their Chained-CPI proposal. I find it a little confusing, but at least some parts of it are clear. First, the offer is contingent on two things. It will be rescinded if...