Elon Musk evinces no understanding of how government works.
Budget
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The Lamest-Duck Session
November and December will nominally be about confirming judges and kicking the can on must-pass bills. More ambitious efforts probably aren’t happening.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Get Ready for Trump-flation
Trump won the election in part because of a backlash against consumer price inflation on Biden’s watch. Several Trump policies will make inflation much worse.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mr. Biden, Tear Down This Debt Ceiling!
The debt ceiling reprieve reached last year is quickly running its course. We need to start the work to keep it from derailing Democratic priorities again.
Posted inTAP
Republican Disarray
Today on TAP: How fractured are the Republicans in Congress? Let us count the ways.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Bad-Faith Criticism of Biden’s Budget Proposal
The organization that claims to champion deficit reduction actually wants to cut your Social Security.
Posted inTAP
Republicans Say It Aloud: They Want to Raise the Retirement Age
Today on TAP: The vast majority of House GOPniks tell Americans that if they want Social Security, they need to work longer.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
White House Commits to Antitrust Division Budget Restoration
After its budget proposal followed a recent appropriation and capped premerger filing fees for the agency, an administration spokesperson said it would work to reverse that.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Intel’s $3.5 Billion Boondoggle
The microchip giant’s ‘secure enclave’ project will take nearly 10 percent of a CHIPS Act manufacturing fund that is already stretched thin.
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Conflicts of Interest Surround the DOJ Antitrust Budget Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee, which struck the deal to cut the Antitrust Division’s budget, has a revolving-door problem.
