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Old People Will Die

From Jonathan Cohn at TNR on the bumpy Roadmap for America’s Future:

According to the Congressional Budget Office, Medicare will soak up more than 14 percent of gross domestic product by 2080. If the Roadmap were to be adopted, CBO says Medicare would take up less than 4 percent. As Ryan explained during an illuminating interview [...]

Daugherty Charges Dismissed

From the LTN:

New evidence that emerged in the last few days has resulted in the dismissal of all charges against Lincoln County Sheriff Timothy L. Daugherty, who was facing two counts of felony obstruction of justice and one misdemeanor charge of lying to a State Bureau of Investigation officer.

However, Assistant District Attorney Gwynn Radeker, who [...]

People Will Die

James Kwak at The Baseline Scenario recently took a hard look at the Republican deficit reduction and health care plan, called the Roadmap for America’s Future.

From Kwak’s Part I:

It’s being pushed by Paul Ryan, in part because he’s the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, in part because he’s good-looking and articulate, in part [...]

The Flim Flam Man

It is bad enough the citizens of Greensboro must countenance City Councilman, Robby Perkins, who learned where the gold is buried from his father-in-law, and reneged on compensation shortly after being sold the company. We will never know the extent of Perkins’ mendacity in collusion with former NCDOT chairman and Greensboro resident, [...]