Provided that the Senate and House follow through on the scenario now on the table, it looks like the game of chicken worked for the Democrats this time. We’re off the hook on default and Government shutdown for now, and Washington village pundits are in full-throated cries of celebration.
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Rationalization and Obligation, Part I: No Magic Bullets? New Economic Perspectives
by Joe Firestone • • 0 Comments
The media and politicians in both parties are still largely echoing the Administration’s framing of the fiscal situation and absolving the President of his share of the blame for the debt limit crisis. They’re reinforcing his message They’re also preparing the way for a compromise, that will, almost certainly, result in hurtful cuts to Government spending including renewed consideration of “the Great Betrayal,” also known as “the Grand Bargain,” including passage of the chained CPI cuts to Social Security over the objections of a large majority of the American people.
Contributors- Economic and Financial, Must Read, William Black
Stop “the Great Betrayal:” Kabuki Update – New Economic Perspectives
by Joe Firestone • • 0 Comments
It now looks like the big media and leaders in both parties are no longer focusing on the Government Shutdown crisis, but are now moving on to the notion that the shutdown is melding with the upcoming probable breaching of the debt limit to create a combined mother of all fiscal crises.
Contributors- Economic and Financial, Must Read, William Black
Declaring the Grand Bargain Dead Is Premature – New Economic Perspectives
by Joe Firestone • • 0 Comments
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of New Economic Perspectives. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. Follow the money. Find the profits!Liquidity is money. Regardless of where in the world that money originates, eventually it flows to and through Wall Street. So if you want to know the direction of the next big…
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Jack Lew: Avoiding Default Is Your Responsibility Too – New Economic Perspectives
by Joe Firestone • • 0 Comments
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of New Economic Perspectives. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. Follow the money. Find the profits!Liquidity is money. Regardless of where in the world that money originates, eventually it flows to and through Wall Street. So if you want to know the direction of the next big…