Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Headlines such as we haven't seen many of lately
"Don't look now, but the U.S.-backed government and army may be winning the war."May it be so.
-- Washington Post
"Afghan insurgents 'on brink of defeat'"
-- Telegraph.co.uk
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How much must taxes increase by 2030?
Treasury bonds are on course to become "junk" by when?
Six ways the U.S. won't escape its national debt.
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Sweden versus Democrats on vouchers for public schools
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Rising health care costs are not the cause of the coming fiscal crisis.
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The beauty of Social Security, by Paul Samuelson.
What would FDR think of today's Social Security?
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Economics of Contempt
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Wages of Wins
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