Alan S. Russet Posted on Sat Dec 10, 2011 14:57 pm. Tags: budget crisis
There are two outcomes I can see for the House and Senate budget fight: (1) Compromise; (2) Punt. “Compromise” would involve significant budget cuts. For example, the IRS budget shows that the House and Senate have agreed to an overall ~ 5% cut — they just need to agree what to cut. The House has [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Fri Jan 7, 2011 8:30 am. Tags: bankruptcy, budget crisis, public pensions
During the Great Depression, Congress passed an act saying states and municipalities could file for bankruptcy. The law was challenged and part of it was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1936 in Ashton v. Cameron County Water Imp. Dist. Congress then rewrote the law so that municipalities could file bankruptcy. However, the Supreme Court [...]
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Josh Mull Posted on Sun May 30, 2010 9:45 am. Tags: Afghanistan, Alan Grayson, Anti-war, budget crisis, Cost of War, economy, John Conyers, Pakistan, Rethink Afghanistan, trillion dollar plan, War is Making You Poor Act, war supplemental 2010
The Cost of War has hit $1 trillion. Are you getting what you paid for?
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