Economy: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010

Budgetary common sense?
So now he wants budget cuts?
Obama to (finally) propose freeze on government spending
Spending religion arrives a year, and trillions of dollars, too late

Obama's answer for America: more of me
Obama's draft budget projects not-yet-passed cap-and-trade revenue
...Later Drops $646 Billion in "Cap-and-Trade" Revenue From Budget

There's still time to rejuvenate our market economy and avoid a European-style welfare state
$1.5 Trillion Ways to Cut the Deficit
'We've got to spend our way out of this recession'
Presidential hyperbole? Obama: "Every economist" says I saved or created 2 million jobs

IRS commissioner doesn't file his own taxes (says it's too complicated)

Dutch to pay per-kilometer tax

Wall St. Weighs Constitutional Challenge to a Proposed Tax
Budget-strapped states avoid the word 'taxes'
The pursuit of happiness: Married Couples Pay More Than Unmarried Under Health Bill
Tax Cuts to Expire for Top Earners - eliminate some mortgage and charitable deductions
Obama seeking tax on biggest banks
...but what about Fed profits?
Dem Congressman introduces 50% tax on bonuses (but what about Fed profits?)