Seven months ago, I published a post about Barry Ritholz’s then-soon-to-be-published book, “Bailout Nation,” that has since become a very popular tome. Today, I offer the sobering chart above that, according to the author’s web site, was created too late to make it into the book.
Hat tip: Boing Boing
Chart Offers Sobering Look at Federal Spending
June 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: · author barry ritholtz, bailout, bailout nation, barry ritholtz, Federal Spending, federal spending chart, out-of-control spending, Ritholtz
Debt Skyrockets During Obama’s First 100 Days
April 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments
“I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay, and that means taking responsibility right now, in this administration, for getting our spending under control.” — President Barack Obama, Feb. 23, 2009.
The words of President Obama, spoken only three days into his first — and, hopefully, only — term, ring hollow [...]
Tags: · ace of spades, Barack Obama, debt, doug ross, Federal Spending, First 100 Days, national debt, Obama, out-of-control spending, president barack obama, president obama
Americans Being ‘Fist Bumped’ by Democrats
April 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Until Barack and Michelle Obama received so much attention in the press after exchanging one on the campaign trail, I wasn’t very familiar with the “fist bump.” So I decided to do some research.
The Wikipedia definition for fist bump includes the following:
“The fist bump (also called a knuckleslap, knudge, fist pound, bro-fist, fist kiss, bounce, [...]
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Obama Budget: ‘Economic Suicide and Revolution’
March 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment
President Barack Obama’s profligate spending programs, in aggregate totaling many trillions of dollars, translate to the act of printing money at a rate never seen in human history, writes Doug Ross in a post today. Experts, from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to Democrat economists, believe that these plans put America on a glide-path to [...]
Tags: · acorn, Barack Obama, budget, cbo, congressional budget office, deficits, democrat economists, doug ross, earmarks, Economy, Federal Spending, Medicare, mortgage rescue packages, Obama, obama's budget, obama's policies, pork-laden construction projects, president barack obama, printing money, social security, Taxpayer Dollars
Word Spreading Quickly About Tea Party Anthem! (Updated)
March 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The word is spreading quickly about Lloyd Marcus’ recently-recorded song, “American Tea Party.”
In a post yesterday afternoon, I declared that his song deserves to go down in history as the anthem of the American Tea Party Movement. Soon after, I sent an e-mail blast to nearly everyone I know — bloggers and journalists alike — [...]
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