Two interesting reports out today from the Congressional Budget Office. First, about that "surge. 20,000 troops or so, right? Wrong! To reflect some of the uncertainty about the number of... [More]
February 1, 2007
I Still Hate Wal-Mart
Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Have these people no shame? Wal-Mart, the nation's largest employer and the world's biggest retailer, is regularly paying itself rent... [More]
February 5, 2007
Why Helping Others Really Is Helping Yourself
Over the weekend, the NY Times had a fascinating article about the day to day challenges of low-wage fast food workers. Rather than accept the challenges as a given, however,... [More]
February 12, 2007
California Tax Question
I'm in the middle of doing our taxes today, and I've come across something in California's tax code that I can neither explain nor understand. So I'm asking the Internets:... [More]
Massachusetts Tax Question
Although this certainly is not as odd as the question I asked about California's tax code, I still can't help but ask... Why in 2002 did Massachusetts establish a voluntary... [More]
February 22, 2007
What Means And Medians Say About Rising Inequality
From Ezra Klein: America's mean wage in 2005 was $35,448.93. That's the number you generally hear quoted. It's median, however, was $23,962.20. And if you want another example of rising... [More]
February 24, 2007
Forget Means And Medians
A few days back I posted some statistics showing that the median income level in the United States was just under $24,000. I've always felt like most people in this... [More]
February 28, 2007
Universal Health Care Is Both An Economic And A Moral Issue
A heartbreaking story in today's Washington Post: Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died of a toothache Sunday. A routine, $80 tooth extraction might have saved him. If his mother had been insured.... [More]
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