Jenkins: Let’s Begin Obama’s ‘Conversation’ on Entitlements – WSJ.com. Is this the best the Left can do? ===== … News reporters may be naïve, and some of the protesters may pretend to be. But this fight was penciled in long ago, when politicians and union leaders made the strategic decision to negotiate benefits without negotiating for the funding to make good... Read more
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Let’s Begin Obama’s ‘Conversation’ on Entitlements
February 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Obama, Socialism, The LeftRyan’s Charge Up Entitlement Hill
February 20 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Party Politics, Socialism, US DebtRyan’s Charge Up Entitlement Hill – WSJ.com. I would appreciate notice if you hear Paul Ryan being challenged on the merits of his position. ===== Senate Democrats like Chuck Schumer issue almost daily press releases attacking Mr. Ryan, Paul Krugman is obsessed and demeaning, and even President Obama can’t stop mentioning him. Only this week, the president justified his own... Read more
Henninger: Is Egypt Hopeless?
February 9 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, SocialismHenninger: Is Egypt Hopeless? – WSJ.com. I’m sure some Harvard professor will tell us what we are missing… ======= With luck and support from the world’s democracies, Egypt’s people will get a credible political system. What they won’t get—now or possibly ever—is an economy able to produce real jobs for their country’s large, young population. Establishing a democratic system in... Read more
David Cameron’s Warning – WSJ.com
February 9 | Posted by mrossol | Politically correct, Radical Islam, SocialismReview & Outlook: David Cameron’s Warning – WSJ.com. ====== David Cameron gave a bracing speech about multiculturalism on Saturday, notable as much for the venue as his argument. The annual Munich Security Conference typically devotes itself to foreign policy and defense. By denouncing multiculturalism at the conference, Mr. Cameron put the subject at the center of the West’s... Read more
Economics: We need to teach it.
February 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, SocialismWORLD Magazine | Very hard assignment | Joel Belz | Feb 12, 11. But a mountain of correspondence helps define starting principles for teaching economics | Joel Belz
Pittsburgh’s Pension Woes Call for a Hail Mary
February 5 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, SocialismPittsburgh’s Pension Woes Call for a Hail Mary – WSJ.com. Citizens, hold on to your wallets… we could blame the politicians, but … we elect them. Duh? ============== … By relying on outdated actuarial tables, making only minimum payments, and failing to limit benefits as the number of active workers paying into the plans fell, Pittsburgh has accumulated a $700 million... Read more
