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The Not-So-Great Redistribution Debate: Makers, Takers, Shakers ...
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[Huffington Post (blog)] - As David Firestone points out in his September 19 Taking Note blog for the New York Times: "...the government has long redistributed wealth and... the country expects it to do so Government takes money from those who have it and uses it for the
Paul Ryan's Tax Evasion
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[New York Times (blog)] - By DAVID FIRESTONE. “Republicans and Democrats have junked up the tax code with so many giveaways and special-interest tax breaks.” That was Paul Ryan on Fox News Sunday, making it sound easy to find junky tax breaks to eliminate, in order to pay
Is the Sequester Working?
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[New York Times (blog)] - By DAVID FIRESTONE. The sequester, the widely reviled law requiring indiscriminate spending cuts starting in January, may actually be working as intended: As a spur to action. The prospect of big cuts to the favored programs of each party has brought
What's at Stake in Massachusetts
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[New York Times (blog)] - What's at Stake in Massachusetts. By DAVID FIRESTONE. Senator Scott Brown portrayed himself as the model of a modern moderate in last night's Massachusetts Senate debate, reminding listeners of the many bipartisan positions he has taken since filling
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