There are two big money questions swirling around tax code reform. They are the same questions we’ve been asking for decades: who should get the money and why? Don’t expect answers this year. Just sit back and enjoy the show because this promises to be a good one. Two money questions for the same old debate Amoral politics forces morality into the argument over … [Read more...] about Money Questions Tax Code Debate Will Never Answer
Paul Ryan
Evidence-Based Policymaking a Desperate Ploy by Ryan
Evidenced-based policymaking is the perfect Washington contradiction. Using facts and data isn’t what politicians who make policy do. Their real talent is creating, distorting, or outright ignoring the truth to get what they want. Both sides do it and they aren’t very good at hiding it, whether the goal is creating a hate crime trend or rationalizing spending more money with … [Read more...] about Evidence-Based Policymaking a Desperate Ploy by Ryan
Repeal, Replace, Dismantle, Destroy Won’t Sell ACA Fix
With the nation at their mercy Republicans are about to blow the mission they staked their reputation to the instant Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act. We’ve heard the buzzwords: repeal, replace, dismantle. We might as well add destroy. The press isn’t great, but how could it be? Republicans will be lucky to make this sale to themselves not because their ideas are bad, … [Read more...] about Repeal, Replace, Dismantle, Destroy Won’t Sell ACA Fix