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The top of our reading list Has Bruce Bartlett making the conservative case for the welfare state …… and the last article from Forbes criticizes the GOP for proposing higher taxes on workers with lower taxes on the highest incomes.
- A Conservative Case for the Welfare State (Bruce Bartlett, New York Times)
- For Republicans, it’s not about deficit reduction (Ezra Klein, The Washington Post)
- Private Investment and the Business Cycle (Bill McBride, Calculated Risk)
- David Koch Now Taking Aim at Hurricane Sandy Victims (Lee Fang, The Nation)
- Laconic History of The World (2012) (Map Hugger) Hat tip to Flowing Data. Don’t miss this one.
- Chart Of The Day: Claims Not Translating Into Full-Time Jobs (Lance Roberts, Street Talk Live) Hat tip to Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives.
- Social Trap in Spain: Mortgage Nightmare; Why Spain (or Germany) is Guaranteed to Leave Euro (Mike Shedlock, Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis) Hat tip to Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives.
- Realism about the fiscal cliff (Fabius Maximus)
- Obama Administration Seeks to Strengthen Rupert Murdoch (Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism)