Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 17hMy experience as a longtime (now retired) Federal govt. employee is that unwillingness allocate positions develop first-rate in-house IT, systems development, etc. staff leaves agencies at the mercy of outside contractors whose agenda is not that of the govt. or the public. 181
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 19hSetting up one’s account on login.gov is sort of a pain. But I understand why it’s necessary.login.govThe public’s one account for government. | Login.govUse one account and password for secure, private access to participating government agencies. 010
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Before that:" "DEI is whatever we hate." And before that: "Woke is whatever we hate." And before that: "Political correctness is whatever we hate." And before that "A liberal is someone who is for whatever we hate." 010
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Is it likely that today's economy would be better or worse if the Trump administration did nothing but keep all of the existing Biden administration policies? 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Gilded age plutocrats gave us electric lighting, indoor plumbing, the sewing machine, the reaper, etc. Of course today's plutocrats are worse. 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Thank-you for this clear, informative summary of our predicament with the current political system. 010
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Young people. Go to law school and focus on securities law. In a few years there will be an astronomical # of job openings at the SEC and law firms. 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@kedseconomist.com would like to see Congress make economic policy the old-fashioned way -- by enacting laws rather than by tax expenditures. Excellent op-ed. 2131
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’m old enough to remember when Mario Cuomo had the airplane warming up on the tarmac. 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If George W Bush says SS needs changes to keep it solvent, no way I’d listen. If Joe Biden says the same thing, I’d say “OK, what do you have in mind?” 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This former securities regulator can affirm that my agency paid a lot of attention to comments from academics. (Perhaps less so now under the current regime?) 110
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Agree. I'd note that, at least for my senators/representative, feedback on votes, issues, etc. goes to voicemail rather than a person. 100
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Why wouldn’t returning to Clinton-era Federal invividual and corporate tax rates be sufficient to eliminate the primary deficit? 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Related: The SEC 2(e)s accountants way more than lawyers. 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026...and below target for almost all of the ten years between 2009 and 2019. 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I find the gasps surprising. Not only is what you said totally correct, it is a statement of the obvious. Any public hearing on a planning related topic yields several dozen direct or implicit recognitions of this truth. 030
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Every sentence in the excerpt is unsupportable, a half-truth or a lie. 000
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026... as opposed to @deanbaker13.bsky.social on the housing bubble who was dead-on. (Sold his condo and moved to a rental.) 041
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Washington DC got into facadism in the 1980s and has produced a mix of great and not-so-great results. 001
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Mr. LaRosa is clueless. 020
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Good to see your incisive commentary can be applied to endeavors other than finreg. 😉 010
Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It could be a cabinet level department. Responsible for regulating and ensuring the safety of commerce in the US. 000
