Topic
Debt Ceiling
141 published works
The Right Coast
Charles Lane: The Fed s role in the debt debate – The Washington Post
According to the 2012 annual report of the global central bank for central banks, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), near zero policy [interest] rates, combined with abundant and nearly…
The Right Coast
Shocking youtube of Eskine Bowles in action Tom Smith
Here's what the Senator said. Here's the shocking youtube:
Notice of Appeal
In re Bond Issuance of Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, No. 86552-3, (Wash. Oct. 25, 2012)
The Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District (the “District”) is a municipal corporation formed by the city of Wenatchee and other cities and counties to finance, construct, and…
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Obama: A president ready for a showdown – The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blog Term Sheet
The looming crisis is a Beltway creation that both sides have anticipated since last year, when congressional negotiations toward a deficit-cutting accord imploded. But unlike last summer's clash over the…
Government and Public Policy
Debt Ceiling Crisis In Review: LXBN Roundtable
With the clock ticking and the federal government hours away from closing it’s doors, the Senate voted 74-26 to raise the debt ceiling and cut trillions of dollars in spending.…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
The Satan Sandwich is in the Details: Breaking Down the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the Role of the Joint Select Committee on the Deficit Reduction.
By Christopher L. Rissetto, Robert Helland, Mel Beras
Last week, the House of Representatives and the Senate each voted to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011 (“Act”) raising the nation’s debt limit and averting the real threat…
Legal Skills Prof Blog
A Violent Metaphor in the Debt Ceiling Debate
The debt ceiling debate has has been described in very conflict-oriented terms--no surprise there. What has caught my attention is one word: "trigger." Click on Google and enter three search…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Tea Party Lawmakers Behaved Liked Terrorists
From This Week:Tea Partiers: 'Terrorists' or patriots? Vice President Joe Biden said in a closed-door meeting that Tea Party Republicans "acted like terrorists" during Congress' messy debt ceiling negotiations, after…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Reform and the Debt Ceiling
As deficit reduction discussions come to a close today to raise the debt ceiling, Congressman Jared Polis' (D-CO) suggestions to President Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) calling on them to consider…
The Right Coast
The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling – NYTimes.comTom Smith
For the deal itself, given the available information, is a disaster, and not just for President Obama and his party. It will damage an already depressed economy; it will probably…