Flowchart of President Obama’s “You can keep your plan, period” defenses

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The deficit does not measure the size of government

In his State of the Union Address President Obama said:

Let me repeat — nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government…

Why stop at $9? A $90 minimum wage

Tonight President Obama proposed increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9. Here is his argument from tonight’s State of the Union address (emphasis is mine):

We know our economy is stronger when we reward an honest day’s work with…

Rick Santelli liked our paper

Here’s CNBC’s Rick Santelli interviewing Ed Lazear on our new paper.

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