Higher Taxes, Smaller Government?
To curb spending, Republicans will have to insist on clear, enforceable measures to induce greater discipline, and stick to them.
Economics
Boehner: If Taxes Go Up, Deficit Won't Go Down But Spending Will Increase
"Flabbergasted" by Tim Geithner's comments that taxes could go up for everyone
Rachel Maddow's Blind Deference to Government Power
The MSNBC host doesn't want plain people calling the shots.
Please read this if you think deficits don't matter and that spending doesn't drive deficits.
Or, Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff!
Staples to Offer 3D-Printing Services in Europe
Will be available in Belgium and Netherlands
France Backs off Threat to Nationalize Steel Company
After forcing concessions out of them to invest more money
Illinois Medical Pot Supporters Fear Monopoly Efforts
Two businessmen accused of trying to block legalization in order to arrange control over market
Clerical Strike at LA Ports Could Divert Freight Elsewhere
Retail trade group asks Obama in intervene
Former National Lampoon CEO Gets 50 Years for Fraud
Bilking folks out of $200 million apparently not that funny
French Threat To Nationalize Mittal Likely To Scare Off Business
If you already have a business-unfriendly rep, stealing companies doesn't help
When Times Got Tough, Colorado Springs Residents Replaced Taxes With Self-Reliance
And the world did not end
Boehner: Fiscal Cliff Negotiations At "Stalemate"
Obama hits campaign trail after re-election
EU Court Rules Disclosing Documents Related to Greek Debt Crisis Against "Public Interest"
Europeans think highly of their democratic inclinations
Consumer Spending Down in October, Income Growth Stalling
Sandy partially to blame, also a sign of weak fundamentals in the economy
Are Conservatives Rethinking their Hostility to Criminal Justice Reform?
Tough-on-crime usually means tough-on-taxpayers.
Obama Set to Campaign on Fiscal Cliff Tax Hike Plan
Insists on only a partial extension of the Bush era tax cuts
Point Breeze Eminent Domain Bill Passes
Part on ongoing debate on affordable housing in Philadelphia
UK Suspends Aid to Rwanda
Government's role in conflict across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo raising concerns
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Minimum Wage Hike
Also approve pegging future increases to the U.S. Consumer Price Index
Boehner Says There is No Progress on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Latest proposal rejected by Republicans
LA Tickets 12,000 Drivers over New Toll Lanes
Wanting more than $18,000 from those who drove in lanes without paying
Charities Fight to Keep Tax Deductions
Worry they'll be thrown off the fiscal cliff to keep the wolves at bay
ObamaCare Patients Discover Health Care Not Actually Free
Many will still be unable to afford it
Municipal Governments in Michigan Reject Marijuana Decriminalization--and Democracy
Flint and Detroit voters approve marijuana decriminalization, their city governments ignore them.
Strike Shuts Down LA Port for Second Day
Because of 70 clerical workers who want job security
Gallup: Democrats, Republicans Disagree on Capitalism, Federal Government
Not really a surprise
