Entitlement programs have tended to squeeze out public investment. What is there to be done about that?
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Obama Threads the Needle
State of the Union speech hits populist notes and avoids the taint of big government.
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The Six Constituencies the State of the Union Actually Mattered To
The speech was a snooze, but its significance lies in how it played with select groups Obama still cares about.Â
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GOP to Working Poor: Drop Dead
Republicans finally have a comprehensive alternative plan to Obamacare—and it’s horrible.Â
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Daily Meme: The State of Our Union? Super-Stoked, Apparently
State of the Union addresses used to be no-frills affairs-in 1790, George Washington delivered one that was probably around 6 minutes long to a joint session of Congress in New York City, leaving him plenty of time to swill a couple mugs of cider with his boys and get to bed at a reasonable hour.Thomas […]
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President Obama Takes Action to Raise the Pay of Low-Wage Federal Contract Workers
In his State of the Union, Obama will announce an executive order so federal contractors earn over $10.10 an hour.
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Hillary Clinton’s Enemies Can’t See Straight
The blinding hate so many conservatives feel for her could be Clinton’s greatest asset in 2016.
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“Entitlements” Are Just a Budget Category
Why should Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid be untouchable and not other programs? And shouldn’t there be more to the liberal message than, “Don’t touch entitlements”?
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Vaccine Fear Mongers Are Wrong, But They’re Not Ideological
Despite what some believe, liberals are no more likely than conservatives to believe in a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
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Fiscal Policy, the Long-Term Budget, and Inequality
Table of Contents Introduction: The Future of the Social Safety Net Triumph and TribulationHenry Aaron When Public Opinions CollideAndrew Levison Social Insurance: The Real CrisisRobert Kuttner Thoughts on a Center-Left Entitlements StrategyWilliam Galston Fiscal Policy, the Long-Term Budget, and InequalityDean Baker “Entitlements” Are Just […]
