The Bachelors of Economics

Light bulb standards empower the Tea Party... right

2011-08-04T15:12:00.001-04:00

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-10/need-a-light-bulb-uncle-sam-gets-to-choose-virginia-postrel.html

What a bunch of crap. I need not comment other than highlighting one already posted by Homechef:

"You get the republicans to actually support a carbon tax and I'll happily call my congressperson and ask her to deregulate bulbs. Till then I don't want to hear about how the second policies we can pass are making people tea partiers."

David Frum is a hero for the day

2011-08-04T15:08:00.002-04:00

Part 1: http://www.frumforum.com/could-it-be-that-our-enemies-were-right

In other words, Paul Krugman has basically been right about everything for years. Wanting it to be false doesn't make it false.

Part 2: http://www.frumforum.com/if-the-conservatives-were-right-about-the-economy

Oh, good times. I already knew all of these things, of course, but it's so much sweeter when a Republican comes out and says them.

Republicans. They believe that American entrepreneurs can overcome any challenge except a 2% increase in their marginal tax rate.

Carbon tax... NOW

2011-08-04T15:02:00.001-04:00

I'm just going to start this off short and sweet. The deficit supercommittee better agree on a carbon tax, and it better pass Congress.

Take it away, Joe:
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/08/02/285768/debt-and-carbon-taxes-2012-election/