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

December 17th, 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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