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CHART: Annual Cuts from Debt Ceiling Deal as a Percent of GDP
Note that I’m assuming the Joint Committee/Trigger cuts are spread out evenly over 9 years.
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Stray Thoughts on the Co-Chairs’ Proposal for the Deficit Commission
If you haven’t yet read the Co-Chair’s Proposal for the president’s deficit commission, you ought to do so now [PDF]. Several unorganized reactions: Bottom lines first: Neither side will, nor should. accept this document as is. Nevertheless, it’s an honest … Continue reading
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Pointless facts I researched because of spousal conversations
If we stuffed the world’s population into a settlement with the density of Manhattan, all 6.8 billion people would fit into an area the size of Wyoming.
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Will we never learn?!
Ben Smith and Michael Crowley give a tease about an Obama win in Wisconsin based on early exits. Pah-lease. I mean, honestly, maybe I can understand that we’ve forgotten all about the Kerry-leaning-exits from 2004, but does no one remember … Continue reading
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Just to jinx it…
Since my last prognostication about Maine was so utterly, um, wrong, I figured I’d try to go 3-0 (0-3?) by declaring that today will be the day of Hillary’s comeback. Upset wins in Wisconsin and Hawai’i, both driven by favorable … Continue reading
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