The President’s third goal for tax reform: raise taxes

President Obama and his team have proposed five goals for tax reform:

1. Cut rates
2. Cut inefficient and unfair tax breaks
3. Cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion over 10…

A past Suskind error

I wish I didn’t have to write this post, but I feel obliged to do so.

Reporter Ron Suskind has a new and quite critical book about the Obama economic team and the Obama White House. I am not linking to it because I am not recommending it. While I often differ with…

Good CEOs plan ahead

Here is the President speaking today in Cincinnati:

THE PRESIDENT: We already cut a trillion dollars in spending. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1" background_position=”left top”…

The President’s “balanced” misdirection

The White House is marketing the President’s new deficit reduction proposals as “A Balanced Approach.”

THE PRESIDENT: Now, I’m proposing real, serious cuts in spending. When you include the $1 trillion in cuts I’ve already signed into…

The President’s construction pitch

In (2012 Swing State) Raleigh, North Carolina today, President Obama reiterated his pitch for the increased construction spending in his new stimulus proposal:

I don’t know about you — I don’t know about you, but I don’t want any of our young…

Three silly stimulus arguments

Here are responses to three silly stimulus arguments I hear frequently.

Argument: This fiscal stimulus will increase economic growth and create jobs.