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Picking on Cliff Clavin
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
A few weeks ago I wrote my Baltimore Sun column about conservatives' attacks on the Post Office as an example of government ineffectiveness and inefficiency. The USPS is, after all, losing money right now--burdened as they are by hefty labor costs and massive pension obligations. But industries that rely upon the postal service to deliver their goods and solicitations are not complaining. In fact, as I noted, many are strong advocates of maintaining the USPS: ...
Kevin Glass: Defending the Post Office? Really?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... the foreseeable future, due to the rise of internet communications), they have failed to meet budget requirements in an industry rapidly losing its relevance. And while the Post Office is proud to tout that it's not supported by direct taxpayer money, it is currently being deficit-financed. The USPS may not be a great model to compare the proposed government option insurance plan to, but it's silly to try to defend the status quo business model of the USPS. But that's exactly what Tom Schaller of fivethirtyeight.com has done . ...
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maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 11/1/2009 — When I left New York City in 1968, after graduating college, I like many of my fellow graduates from working and lower middle-class families sought our opportunities elsewhere, and most metropolitan elsewheres were better than NYC. The job ...
Shopping At Target
blackfive.net 10/25/2009 — Crossing | Main | My Open Letter To The President.... Shopping At Target Posted By Laughing_Wolf If you've not been following things , there is good reason to shop at Target . To give your Sunday a good boost, go check out the coverage of what truly ...
How to target the poor?
feedproxy.google.com 9/27/2009 — rdan
How to target the poor?
How can governments and aid agencies target the poorest? Some use detailed means tests, measuring assets and incomes. Others let the community decide for themselves. The first seems vulnerable to error and misrepresentation, the second to manipulation by ...
Fact-Checking Karl Rove’s Attacks Against The Public Option
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 6/13/2009 — Today, Karl Rove penned an editorial in the Wall Street Journal attacking the public health care option. Rove’s ‘myths’ echo the poll-tested talking points of Frank Luntz and other conservatives determined to protect the private insurer’s monopoly ...
The Wrong Battlefield, The Wrong Questions
letfreedomringblog.com 25 days ago — Democrats talking about health care keep touting the fact that their bill bends the cost curve down. They point to the CBO reports telling the world that their legislation is deficit neutral.
I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it again: ...
A Day at the Office (video)
youtube.com 10/15/2009 — Five brave workers decide to record themselves simultaneously at their office doing something...unthinkable...
Lucas roundtable: Ask the right questions
economist.com 8/9/2009 — Mark Thoma is a professor of economics at the University of Oregon. His popular blog on economics can be found here. This discussion can be followed in its entirety here.
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