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(via Greg Mankiw)
2010-12-08
2010-11-24
2010-10-07
Who Is FICA and Why Does He take All My Money?
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Labels: Balanced Budget, Ezra Klein, Government spending, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Taxpayer Receipt
Labels: Balanced Budget, Ezra Klein, Government spending, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Taxpayer Receipt
Pretty sure those were the words of frustration I fumed as a 16 year old working at the mall for $5.70 an hour (minimum wage was $5.15 in 1998 so I felt like I was rolling) upon receiving my first paycheck.
Well my brother in law (the Quixotic Oklahoman) mentioned this over the weekend so I thought I should post it here. My only complaint is that this is broken down as a function of spending, and does not include the cost imposed by tax breaks like the ridiculous $105B mortgage interest deduction (2nd largest only to the employer health care deduction).
And just in case no one else cares to break out the old calculator, 51% of this tax bill goes to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Interest on the debt, and Military Spending. Therefore anyone claiming to be interested in balancing the budget without tackling these areas first should be ignored.
Enjoy!
2010-09-29
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Obamacare But Were Afraid to Ask
Whether you're for or against the bill, this video from the Kaiser Family Foundation is hands down the best 9 minutes you'll spend informing yourself about what is and what is not (e.g. Death Panels) in the bill. It's actually really well made, fairly entertaining, and worth watching in full.
Seriously, watch it.
(watch me)
Kaiser Family Foundation also put together this handy timeline neatly outlining each phase of the bill.
2010-09-22
2010-09-10
2010-07-29
2010-07-07
Transcendent Technology
Saw this commercial last night while running at the gym and found it to be one of the best commercials I've seen in quite sometime. Yes my judgement is probably somewhat impacted by my recent iPhone purchase and yes the opening scene has about a 100% chance of being me at some point in the relatively near future, but otherwise I'm totally unbiased.
(it really gets good around the 1:00 mark)
Enjoy!
2010-06-20
2010-06-16
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