Hey, What’d I Miss? OTE Summary, 12/10 – 12/16

Dec 17, 2012 at 3:20 pm

• Reflecting on gun violence:  we’re a nation that doesn’t know it’s at war.
• Considering the job description of the incoming Treasury secretary:  in every policy matter, the new secretary must envision a new client.
• On the estate tax:  outlining some misconceptions and realities, and noting that very few estates face the tax under either side’s plan.
• Explaining why it’s hard to negotiate with ideologues:  it’s not just because they’re ideological and lack flexibility or the will to compromise, but because they tend not to have specific ideas.
• Noting that the CRS reposted the document they had suppressed on tax policy.
• Looking at Ben Bernanke’s attempts to target unemployment, and wondering why he’s virtually alone in that pursuit.
• Pointing to a piece by the Washington Post’s Matt Miller, with a fiendishly clever take regarding the debt ceiling debate.
• Comparing budget baselines to diets:  where do you start measuring progress from?
• Summarizing why the conventional/DC wisdom on economic growth is unwise.

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