by David Safier Among the budget casualties is the 21st Century Fund that provides grants to get bioscience and technology ventures up and running. It's Napolitano's baby. Need I say more about the reason it was cut? In the passage below, don't miss the reason the neanderthals give for wiping out the fund. These folks … Read more
by David Safier I was struck by a quote from Jon Kavanagh, one of the original architects of the state budget, in today's Citizen: "There are painful cuts but none are lethal, so it appears." My favorite part of the quote is "so it appears." Reminds me of one of the many definitions from the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A big h/t to Chris Brown over at politicalbase.com for his excellent post The Republican Party Wants More "Tax Cuts"; So What Else Is New? Chris makes the point that the GOP's only answer to every question is "tax cuts!" (for the wealthy and corporations). Chris takes a look at how well this … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a political scientist (when I am not practicing law), I have seen the data and the charts many times over the years which definitively demonstrate that Democratic presidents in the modern era have always been better than Republican presidents for economic (GDP) growth, job growth, and even returns in the stock … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Despite President Obama meeting with the Republican leadership on three occasions and even agreeing to some of their useless tax cut proposals to appease them, not a single Republican in the House voted for his stimulus bill. The economy stands on the brink of a global depression as a result of years … Read more