Posted in You Can't Have it Both Ways on Nov 16th, 2011
An economist and key architect of the ObamaCare program, Jonathan Gruber is upset and nervous that the Supreme Court may decide to usurp the authority of Congress: I’m frustrated that the future of the American health care system rests in the hands of one or two of these unelected people who might make the decision […]
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Posted in Employment, Macroeconomics on Nov 16th, 2011
The ever interesting and keen Kent Gardner reports on how the Rochester economy has fared in recent years as compared to the rest of NY and the country. The answer? Surprisingly, perhaps, is really well! Click through for some data – the important lesson is that unlike in the past, modern Rochester is a well […]
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Posted in Environment, Methodology, Politics on Nov 16th, 2011
Sometimes it is extremely rewarding to get into the details and nitty gritty of an issue and other times it is pure torture and wheel spinning. For an example of the former, one can do no better then AW Montford’s incredible reconstruction (pardon the pun for those of you in the know) of the events […]
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