tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post7214671583294389569..comments2024-02-29T05:08:47.676-05:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: The Button Down Mind of Matt YglesiasMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-39988630937824677432012-09-15T19:48:07.269-04:002012-09-15T19:48:07.269-04:00Thanks. I'm seriously on pins and needles wait...Thanks. I'm seriously on pins and needles waiting to see if they really can tie a future Congress's hands.Dave Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-44700198122395035572012-09-15T08:00:19.256-04:002012-09-15T08:00:19.256-04:00Dave: good point re veto players and interesting t...Dave: good point re veto players and interesting take on Congress, the super committee & sequester. Clearly that's a possibility. I guess we'll see how it plays out.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656436431053306500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-52519814058066630522012-09-14T22:34:11.230-04:002012-09-14T22:34:11.230-04:00And at least with Congress & the Presidency, t...And at least with Congress & the Presidency, there are lots of veto points that can lock in current policy (Repubs have House, Dems have Senate & Pres, Repubs can filibuster in Senate). Where are all of the veto points in the Fed to make it hard to change the status quo?<br /><br />And as a side note, I think Congress very much did the sequester on purpose to try to lock in actual spending cuts instead of just talk about them. The Super Committee was a red herring so that each side could show their base that they wouldn't compromise, yet they had all voted on a compromise. And now they get to act like they don't like the very policy they passed knowing full well that it would be the new status quo. Did anyone really think the Super Committee was set up to succeed?Dave Hansennoreply@blogger.com