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Tag Archives: Welfare State
TPPF Conference Call on the ObamaCare Decision
Just got off a Texas Public Policy Foundation conference call with Chuck DeVore and Arlene Wohlgemuth on the effects of the Supreme Court ObamaCare decision. Just in case you hadn’t read anything on the Internet today, that ruling was 5-4 … Continue reading
Austin Just Passed San Francisco (or California vs. Texas: Round 55)
Today brings news that Austin just surpassed San Francisco in population to become the 13th largest city in the country. In fact, Texas had six of the top seven fastest growing cities over the past 14 months: Round Rock, Austin, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Texas, Welfare State
Tagged Blue State, Budget, California, Denton, Economics, Frisco, Gary Farmer, McKinney, Plano, Red State, Round Rock, Texas, tort reform, Welfare State
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Greece Opts To Continue to Euro Shell Game
Feeling less suicidal than usual, Greek voters have opted for the conservative (for Greece) New Democracy party in parliamentary elections, beating out the radical-left Syriza, which insisted Europe keep shoveling money into the black hole that is the Greek budget, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Elections, Foreign Policy, Welfare State
Tagged 2012 Election, Antonis Samaras, Budget, Elections, Euro, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, grexit, Welfare State
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Greek Voting, Grexit, Spanic: Another EuroDebt Crises Roundup
So Greeks head off to the polls this weekend to (theoretically) choose whether to muddle along with a “right” (for Greece) government that will actually attempt to carry out something vaguely resembling austerity, or for Alexis Tsipras’ far-left Syriza party, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy, Welfare State
Tagged Alexis Tsipras, Angela Merkel, Budget, Euro, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Mark Steyn, PIIGS, Spain, Syriza, Welfare State
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EuroDoom for a Weekend in June
How about a nice slice of EuroDoom to ease you into the weekend? With all the post-primary news, the European Debt Crises news has been chugging along for a while now. let’s look at some, shall we? Heh. “The Euro … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Euro, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Welfare State
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EuroDoom #Grexit Update: Greeks Already Printing Drachmas?
Are the Greeks already printing Drachmas? So says a completely unverified tweet from a random Twitter user. Really, what better source could you possibly ask for? The Internet is alive with buzz on Greece exiting the Euro (see #grexit for … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Euro, Europe, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Greece, grexit, Italy, John Bolton, Spain, Welfare State
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EuroDoom Weekend Update
Good evening. I’m not Chevy Chase, and you’re not either. (Unless the real Chevy Chase is reading this, in which case: 1. Loved you on the original SNL, and 2. Stop being such a total dick.) The EuroZone crises has … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Angela Merkel, Budget, Economics, Euro, Europe, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Paul Krugman, PIIGS, Spain, Welfare State
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Paul Burka (Still) Doesn’t Get It
I know, dog bites man. In the course of talking about a phony-baloney, Dewhurst-friendly poll, Paul Burka has proven, yet against, that he doesn’t understand Republicans in general and conservatives in specific. You have to scroll down a little to … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Media Watch, MSM, Paul Burka, Tea Party, Texas, Welfare State
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A Folly for the Ages
Over on Big Journalism, Joel Pollack makes a point I’ve been emphasizing in my EuroDoom roundups: Austerity hasn’t failed in Europe, it hasn’t even been tried: The media insists on describing recent election results in Europe as a blow to … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Welfare State
Tagged austerity, Budget, Economics, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, hyperinflation, Veronique de Rugy, Welfare State
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EuroDoom Update: Election Edition
Chances are good that Europe’s interesting Eurozone times are about to get more interesting still with elections scheduled across the continent today, including those in France and Greece. So what does all this mean? Well, for one thing, the French … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Elections, Foreign Policy, Welfare State
Tagged Angela Merkel, Budget, Elections, Euro, Europe, European Debt Crisis, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, UK, Welfare State
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