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Archives for April 2011

While the world watches, the world’s largest debtor quibbles…

April 4, 2011 by

“The longer Congress fails to act, the more we risk that investors here and around the world will lose confidence in our ability to meet our commitments and our obligations,” Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders. via Geithner warns U.S. to hit debt ceiling by May 16 | Reuters. Meanwhile, in Congress: A […]

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Government shutdown: to be or not to be?

April 4, 2011 by

That is the question: discuss.

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Newsflash: Book ownership an indicator of education levels – ksl.com

April 1, 2011 by

My Better-Half, always alert to improving our children’s chances, sent me an article yesterday. More books around the house will be an indicator how well our kids will do educationally, she said. According to the link to KSL.com Children with as few as 25 books in the family household completed on average two more years […]

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Cutting Non-Defense Discretionary Spending Just Isn’t Enough

April 1, 2011 by

Cutting discretionary spending alone is not going to solve our fiscal woes. Entitlement reform must happen if we’re to maintain our economic strength. That, or raise taxes. A lot. Related articles When is $100 billion not enough? (lawafterthebar.wordpress.com) Adding up the Federal Balance Sheet (lawafterthebar.wordpress.com) The answer to why Americans are OK with more spending […]

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