How about offsets for tax cuts?
Eric Cantor’s insistence that disaster aid be offset by making more budget cuts is an absurd position that obliterates the idea of being “one nation”, says Senator Bernie Sanders in USA Today. Maybe we...
View ArticleChristie’s praise problematic for GOP
The GOP’s apoplectic reaction to Gov. Christie’s effusive praise for the President’s handling of Hurricane Sandy is understandable, says John Cassidy in the New Yorker, especially given Romney’s...
View ArticleLead the way out of the storm
Our opinion: Albany and Washington need to focus on one thing when it comes to Superstorm Sandy: recovery. Not haggling or posturing. The devastation that remains from Superstorm Sandy can’t be...
View ArticleFEMA contributes to the welfare state
FEMA has become “a great vehicle for expanding the welfare state,” says Shikha Dalmia in Reason. We should provide emergency help for disaster victims, but compensating every loss “is not disaster...
View ArticleLong story short
Our opinions: We weigh in briefly on a bad call in Troy, the federal government making people pay for the government’s mistakes, and a promising experiment in urban gardening. Troy City Court vote...
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