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Sane Conservatives and the Debt Ceiling | Modeled Behavior
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Sane Conservatives and the Debt Ceiling. Wednesday July 20th, 2011 in Uncategorized. Sane conservative economists recognize that not raising the debt ceiling on August 2nd would be a disaster. Sane conservatives understand that the ratings agencies will lower our credit rating if we won’t raise the ceiling, and that we have almost $500 billion in maturing treasuries that we need to roll over in August alone which, as UBS argues. As Lawrence White explains. Our lenders understand better than those arguing...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: Loving the Unloved Annuity
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Saturday, January 30, 2010. Loving the Unloved Annuity. NYT has an article on annuities. Bush's Social Security reform failed because it failed to take into account the annuity nature of Social Security. Unlike a 'lump sum' which you will hopefully accumulate, the annuity lasts your whole life. The advantages I see are:. 2 You build the annuity portion of your retirement in small increments. You don't have the psychological burden of giving up your $100,000 ...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: January 2005
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Monday, January 17, 2005. One of the common arguments against Social Security is the rate of return. Basically it boils down to why should I get X% on the money I pay in Social Security Taxes when I can get X % just putting it in the bank! Http:/ www.frbsf.org/images/pdfcharts/el99-34.pdf. Also, except in the unusual case where a person buys annuities, returns are lump sums. In other words, if you and your friend have the same 401K balance and return at 65 b...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: November 2008
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Friday, November 14, 2008. I've been leaning towards supporting an auto bailout but with a lot of reluctance. We've lived for decades with major airlines in bankruptcy and the economy can function normally. The bailout drug is very seductive once you start taking hits off of it. Detroit also needs a falling out. Bailout or not will not return the Big Three to their old glory nor will it return the old auto towns to what they were. Monday, November 03, 2008.
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The Ever Wise Boonton: Greg Mankiw's Blog: My Personal Work Incentives
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Greg Mankiw's Blog: My Personal Work Incentives. Greg Mankiw's Blog: My Personal Work Incentives. Another thought on incentives. Imagine a hypothetical world where everyone's tax rates were 0% except for one unlucky person who gets hit by the 100% rate. Using Mankiw's analysis, this world would be a much more horrible place than it is now or would be under either the Obama or McCain plans. To really measure the incentive impact of th...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: January 2010
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Saturday, January 30, 2010. Loving the Unloved Annuity. NYT has an article on annuities. Bush's Social Security reform failed because it failed to take into account the annuity nature of Social Security. Unlike a 'lump sum' which you will hopefully accumulate, the annuity lasts your whole life. The advantages I see are:. 2 You build the annuity portion of your retirement in small increments. You don't have the psychological burden of giving up your $100,000 ...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: So Why is the Media Biased for McCain!
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Monday, November 03, 2008. So Why is the Media Biased for McCain! Yes you heard me. Perhaps you’ve heard about the Project for Excellence in Journalism's. Report on positive versus negative stories. McCain has 57% negative versus 14% positive. Obama enjoys 36% positive, 29% negative and 35% neutral. Well right now (about 9 PM EST 11/3/8) Intrade. One answer is to learn about the issues and where the candidates stand on them. Yes I hear the laughing too but w...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: October 2004
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Tuesday, October 19, 2004. Posted by Boonton @ 9:32 PM 9 comments. Monday, October 11, 2004. Is guilty of over analyzing an analogy. Here is the dictionary definition of an analogy:. A Similarity in some respects between things that. B A comparison based on such similarity. Posted by Boonton @ 10:18 PM 1 comments. Sunday, October 10, 2004. Found this interesting comment on LambdaMOO. FWIW, though, when Bush proposed a `flypaper' approach,. Bush has embarked on a...
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The Ever Wise Boonton: September 2007
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Sunday, September 30, 2007. Reaching for a pillow; Compassion and Loss. Sorry I haven't kept my promise to post more often. Work and life always gets in the way but that is no real excuse since I seem to waste so much time doing other things. The title of this entry comes from what Brad Warner wrote in his latest book. One Zen master walks up to another and asks, "What does the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion do by using his limitlessly abundant hands and eyes?
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The Ever Wise Boonton: Auto Bailout Alternative
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The Ever Wise Boonton. Welcome to my Blog. Friday, November 14, 2008. I've been leaning towards supporting an auto bailout but with a lot of reluctance. We've lived for decades with major airlines in bankruptcy and the economy can function normally. The bailout drug is very seductive once you start taking hits off of it. Detroit also needs a falling out. Bailout or not will not return the Big Three to their old glory nor will it return the old auto towns to what they were. Posted by Boonton @ 10:07 AM.