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Federal Revenues: Recent History

Larry Littlefield | February 15, 2016
The past 35 years or so have seen a persistent history with regard to federal tax revenues. Republicans, who...
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The Phony Federal Campaign and Our Real Future

Larry Littlefield | February 9, 2016
It is once again time for a major federal election, and I am once again doing my best to...
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Mike Bloomberg: A One Man Crusade for the Status Quo? Or What?

Larry Littlefield | February 1, 2016
Word broke last week that former NYC Mayor and $billionaire Mike Bloomberg is thinking of running for President as...
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The Suburban Generations Destroy the Suburban States (and Nation)

Larry Littlefield | January 25, 2016
In the 1950s and 1960s, a generation used New York City (and other central cities) as cash cows, and...
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On Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump (again)

Rock Hackshaw | January 12, 2016
I hardly write now, and I have good reasons why I don’t; but I know I have written on...
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Death is the Ultimate Statistic II: The Most Important News In Ten Years

Larry Littlefield | November 8, 2015
In September 2012 it was reported that the death rate was rising, and life expectancy falling, for middle-aged White...
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Strong night for Hillary Clinton. Perhaps enough for Joe Biden to stay on the sidelines

Dominic Carter | October 14, 2015
At the first Democratic debate last night, it was a solid performance for Hillary Clinton. She rejected the charge of...
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The American and New York Economy: Stagnation and Oligarchy or Renewal and Entrepreneurship?

Larry Littlefield | August 23, 2015
One of the more positive trends of the past few years has been the acknowledgement by at least some...
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It Keeps Getting Tougher for New York’s Young Serfs

Larry Littlefield | August 2, 2015
As I noted in this post, https://larrylittlefield.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/census-bureau-education-finance-data-fy-2013/ when I compare per student public school spending with the U.S. average,...
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Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump: What Their Candidacies Are Saying Right Now

Rock Hackshaw | July 24, 2015
Let me repeat: in this presidential cycle, there is only one Republican candidate in that overcrowded field, who I...
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