Tab dump
1) I didn't know this many tax policy resources could exist in one place at one time.
2) The winning entry in the Washington Post's pundit contest.
3) Could Wall Street actually lose in Congress?
4) Rep. Dave Obey is very good at calling people's bluffs.
5) Why are we permitting a bad economy to get worse?
Recipe of the day: Mark Bittman looks back on his past Thanksgiving recipes.
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Ezra Klein
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November 24, 2009; 6:21 PM ET
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Posted by: bmull | November 24, 2009 7:01 PM | Report abuse
That was the winning column? That's pretty awful- I couldn't tell which sentences were sarcasm and which were honest.
Posted by: _SP_ | November 24, 2009 8:36 PM | Report abuse
Why are we permitting a bad economy to get worse? To pass health care reform.
Posted by: obrier2 | November 25, 2009 8:43 AM | Report abuse
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3) TNR doesn't answer the question as to whether Congress can ever effectively regulate Wall Street, so I will: NO.
4) I'm willing to bet the White House and Congress are also institutionally incapable of getting behind a war tax, even though it's $500+ billion they desperately need.