Links for 06/13/17: In the Washington Post, Gene Robinson looks at Gov. Sam Brownback's experiment in Kansas and concludes "trickle down economics doesn't work." Of course, it has never worked, but...
MGB: The failure of Kansas (and the success of states and cities who raised tax rates when property values tanked to get the same revenue) shows that Trump's proposals will hurt the country unless they lead to Keynesian deficits (like Reagan generated).
Buying indulgences and endowing a chair at Heritage are both acts of self-glorification. They are attempts to control the afterlife, either personally or economically. Neither work. God will not be placated - the way out of punishment is forgiveness, not piety. As for Austrian economics, don't get me started.
The Cabinet is either lying to the man because it has to or seriously admire his money so much that they will never consent to a 25th Amendment solution. Time will tell whether their devotion is stronger than his insanity.
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