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Casino Capitalism

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: In no way shape or form is this post aligning itself with any particular economic school, political party or ideology like the Austrian School of Economics, Keynesian(s), Saltwater/Freshwater Economist, Democrat, Libertarian, Republican, Left, Right, Socialist etc. The purpose of this post is a conversational starter about the questionable merits of interest. Although this [...]

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What are Earmarks Anyway?

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So this morning I was watching John King from CNN grill White House budget director Peter Orszag, on the earmarks in the Omnibus Spending bill. I was somewhat annoyed by John King’s relentless questioning of the earmarks and asking for the impossible, which was for Omnibus stimulus to have zero earmarks [...]

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