tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post3139331279578574976..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-40156912901816334722012-01-30T18:18:23.595-06:002012-01-30T18:18:23.595-06:00I'm with you Dean, The Pelosy/Reed plan is wor...I'm with you Dean, The Pelosy/Reed plan is working just fine. Spend-borrow-spend-borrow-spend TAX those RICH *#$@*(anyone who has more than me) spend-borrow-spend.<br />I don't need a budget. Do you? Just go to the bank with out a plan. That's what they do. And critisize anyone who tries to do otherwise.<br />And start by taxing those RICH FARMERS. They got more loopholes that Warren Buffet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-25205243814293666592011-04-11T06:31:26.785-06:002011-04-11T06:31:26.785-06:00You have probably already read this stuff but I th...You have probably already read this stuff but I think Krugman is the best opinion out there on macroeconomics. He has been highly critical of Ryan.<br /><br />http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/<br /><br />Specifically Ryan;<br />http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/a-word-from-those-who/<br /><br />"People like me don’t say that the Ryan plan is too radical; we say that it’s a fraud. The spending cuts are largely fake, either because they’re just magic asterisks or because they wouldn’t survive politically; the revenue estimates are fake, because they combine huge tax cuts with vague assurances that extra revenue will be found by closing loopholes. There’s no there there — except for big tax cuts for the rich and pain for the poor."Dean Weichmannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-7431646644829431822011-04-10T20:15:24.609-06:002011-04-10T20:15:24.609-06:00anon:
There are a number of similar interactive t...anon:<br /><br />There are a number of similar interactive tools. I <a href="http://johnwphipps.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-new-budget-deficit-thoughts.html" rel="nofollow">posted</a> one a few months ago and used it.<br /><br />If I have time, I'll check the NYT one.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-9379307589997002572011-04-10T19:17:38.799-06:002011-04-10T19:17:38.799-06:00Have you used the NYT budget tool? If so, where d...Have you used the NYT budget tool? If so, where do you come out at?<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com