New York borrows from its pension to pay its pension bills. “Amortization” is another word for self-deception.
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Larry Elkin in CNN Money
CNN Money, March 12, 2012Larry Elkin responds to Andrew Ross Sorkin’s criticism of AIG.
Recouping Taxpayer Investment In AIG
Taxpayers still have $50 billion sunk into AIG. The Treasury’s tax concessions will get that money back sooner.
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Framing Our Biases In The Primaries
The way we ask a question often determines the way we answer it. How to avoid drawing the wrong lessons from Super Tuesday?
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Europe Has Pneumonia; China Catches A Cold
Global economies are not marching in volatile lockstep. That’s a healthy development as Europe comes down with economic pneumonia.
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Anthony Criscuolo in The Street
The Street, March 7, 2012Anthony Criscuolo describes situations in which a married couple might consider filing separate tax returns.
Why Google Scares People
Yet another privacy flap leads to the conclusion that people are innately frightened by what Google is, rather than what it does.
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Evolution Could Have Killed My Daughter
A president must be able to distinguish fact from faith. Do Santorum or his rivals believe ‘creationism’ belongs in science class?
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A Management Failure That Could Cost $168 Million
Was it an operating room or ‘Animal House?’ A jury gives a $168 million answer.
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