Malcolm Maclachlan

Business & Economics

The annual budget paradox: taxes hit Dems, cuts hit Reeps

One knock against politicians is that they’re always trying to bring pork back to their districts. But when it comes to California’s annual Kabuki budget dance, a new pattern emerges: Republicans try to cut spending-often even money likely to flow to their own districts-while Democrats try to pass taxes that ...
Business & Economics

Essay 4: The U.S. Digital Divide Hysteria

Who can keep up with this new media?, March 14, 2008 The idea of the digital divide in the U.S., like everything technology-related, has already become outdated. There continues to be a misguided belief that in the U.S. there is a huge gap between techno-haves and techno-have-nots. While this may ...
Business & Economics

The annual budget paradox: taxes hit Dems, cuts hit Reeps

One knock against politicians is that they’re always trying to bring pork back to their districts. But when it comes to California’s annual Kabuki budget dance, a new pattern emerges: Republicans try to cut spending-often even money likely to flow to their own districts-while Democrats try to pass taxes that ...
Business & Economics

Essay 4: The U.S. Digital Divide Hysteria

Who can keep up with this new media?, March 14, 2008 The idea of the digital divide in the U.S., like everything technology-related, has already become outdated. There continues to be a misguided belief that in the U.S. there is a huge gap between techno-haves and techno-have-nots. While this may ...
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