Suppose you were offered the job of Treasury secretary a few months from now. Would you accept?
From the WSJ: “The Magnitude of the Mess We’re In.”
September 18, 2012 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: Fiscal Reform, The Economy Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, Allan H. Meltzer, Debt, Economics, Federal Reserve, George P. Shultz, John B. Taylor, John F. Cogan, Michael Boskin, Michael J. Boskin, The Economy, United States, Wall Street Journal, WSJ
Which is worse on the economy?
August 24, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Feel free to elaborate on your choice, and why it is a loaded question, in the comments. In the meantime, chew on this:
Filed Under: Legal Profession Tagged With: duh, it's the economy stupid, litigation, Loaded question, The Economy, transaction attorneys, trial attorney bar
In which I express mock surprise at how well it pays to work for the President of the United States
July 6, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Gawker tells the story: The White House says that many of those positions are considered nonpolitical jobs that come with their own pay schedules, and that what matters is that the total budget and average salary are decreasing slightly. But that doesn’t change the fact that White House staffers who stick it out are being […]
Filed Under: The Economy Tagged With: Barack Obama, Government, Government spending, it's the economy stupid, Jobless Recovery, John Boehner, President, The Economy, Twitter, Unemployment, United State, White House



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