by David Safier Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute has made some detailed comments on a few of my recent posts, An interesting Number and More Fool's Gold: Ed tax credits save us money. I, of course, have responded and am waiting for what he has for me next. Once again, I foolishly rush into the fray … Read more
by David Safier It seems the Republican legislators have shot down Brewer's trial balloon about letting the voters decide if they want to tax themselves. Here are some of their comments. "Government is bloated. The bureaucracy is bloated." Senate President Pro Tempore Thayer Verschoor You don't get out of debt by more spending." Sen. Russell Pearce, chairman … Read more
by David Safier Brewer floated a trial balloon a few days ago: Maybe we should let people vote to decide whether they want to tax themselves. It was a cowardly, manipulative gambit. If more taxes are genuinely bad for the Arizona economy as the Republicans say, why endanger us by letting the voters put new … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: America's banks are insolvent and their ability to extend credit frozen. Undercapitalized banks are being seized every Friday by the FDIC. America's five largest investment banks are no more. Wall Street's exotic complex investment schemes have been discovered to be a witches brew of toxic debts, a house of cards Ponzi Scheme … Read more
by David Safier Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute put together "10 Myths about Arizona Education" to, in his words, "separate the reality of education funding in Arizona from several often publicized myths." As usual, he mixes truth with fiction and apple-facts with orange-statistics to create a stew of misinformation that "proves" all is well … Read more