Political Economy category archive
Tit for Tat 0
Jay Bookman offers a theory as to why the Republican Party went all in for the tax deform bill. A snippet:
In related news, Robert Reich runs the numbers.
“Stand and Deliver” 0
Josh Marshall tries to make sense of the Republican Party’s rush to rape the middle and lower classes with its tax bill. A snippet (emphasis added):
The Republican tax deform bill is to the poor and middle class what Harvey Weinstein was to women.
Suffer the Children 0
In related news, Will Bunch comments on Republican profiles in courage:
More courageousness at the link.
How Stuff Works, Legislation Republican Style 0
I submit that, based on their behavior in attempting to get their bills through Congress, a strong argument can be made that Republicans no longer are a “party.” They are a conspiracy.
Via Job’s Anger.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
Paul Krugman tries to make sense of the Republican rush to enrich those who already have more money than they can use. A snippet (emphasis added):
The Mythbegotten 0
At The Bangor Daily News, Gordon L. Well reviews some of the myths and mythrepresentations surrounding the Republican tax deform bill. Here’s a bit of his article:
The tax bill was given careful consideration.In fact, the bill was passed in the House and Senate in a hurry, though there was no need to rush. But the GOP wants at least one big legislative win in 2017 to show it was worth turning the entire federal government over to them.
If merely having a bill was more important than what it contained, they will have succeeded. That approach opened the way to all the special interest deals in the middle of the night.
