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Heritage: The Country Needs More Bushism
Matthew Yglesias — ... Many people feel that since George W. Bush was a terrible president and the end of his administration coincides with everything being in a sorry state, that it would be appropriate to respond with new and different policies. Not so J.D. Foster and William W. Beach who argue in a new Heritage Foundation paper that more Bushism than every before is needed: ...

Progressive Infrastructure Investment Creates Six Times As Many Jobs As Conservative Proposals
Wonk Room — ... Last week, the Heritage Foundation released its proposed economic stimulus plan. It contained two parts: extend the Bush tax cuts as far into the future as possible and cut taxes across the board for individuals, businesses and corporations through 2013. ...

Whitman to Testify at Economic Hearing
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Conservatives are becoming increasingly skeptical about Obama’s plan given its large price tag. My colleagues at The Heritage Foundation have outlined an alternative proposal that would create or save 3.6 million jobs — nearly as many as Obama has outlined under his plan. The difference, however, would be its approach. Rather than boosting government spending for infrastructure projects, Congress would reduce tax rates on individuals, small businesses and corporations through 2013 and extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. ...

Heritage Stimulus Proposals Vs. Progressive Alternatives
Matthew Yglesias — ... showing how much less effective the main components of the recently released Heritage stimulus plan are than some major progressive alternatives: ...

Are Republicans growing a spine?
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — ... Make the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts permanent, instead of raising taxes in 2011; Reduce Marginal Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses by 10% creating new jobs. Adopting just this one proposal would create between 500,000 and 1 million jobs in one year. ...

Slash and Burn
Matthew Yglesias — ... But now it seems the stimulus won’t pass unless it’s first cut by $100 billion. That number is, of course, totally arbitrary–arrived at, once again without the input of any of Brooks’ so-called moderate economists. The opening bid, then, was crafted by Larry Summers, et al. The counter bid was designed by cranks from the Heritage Foundation. In between is a version of the Summers bid after a bunch of amateurs hacked at it blindly with a machete. These would appear to be the three options. To a group of 535 sane people, the choice would be obvious, but, as ...