Miles Davis left the planet twenty years ago today, so we note the occasion. Obviously there are many songs to choose from, and I've posted this one before, but it's a lesser-known gem that I always return to. From 1963, backed by the germinal form of the Second Great Quintet (no Wayne Shorter at this point).
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tommy Quickly - Kiss Me Now
Early sixties homegrown English pop music. The Buddy Holly influence is strong.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Weather Report - A Remark You Made
I was in a conversation recently about Jaco Pastorius, and thought of this song. It was written by Josef Zawinul and the primary soloist is Wayne Shorter, but Jaco's contribution is huge, even though his part is fairly simple. The original studio version is better in some ways, but this is still excellent -- and Jaco's smile at one point is priceless.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
What Digby Said About What Michael Tomasky Said
Easiest just to go read it. Basically, there's good reason to think that Perry bests Romney in spite of the fact that he's a clumsier candidate.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Krugman on the Taxing Disparity
"Class warfare" -- yeesh. Krugman explains.
One consequence of the shift of taxation away from wealth and toward work is the creation of many situations in which — just as Warren Buffett and Mr. Obama say — people with multimillion-dollar incomes, who typically derive much of that income from capital gains and other sources that face low taxes, end up paying a lower overall tax rate than middle-class workers. And we’re not talking about a few exceptional cases.
According to new estimates by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, one-fourth of those with incomes of more than $1 million a year pay income and payroll tax of 12.6 percent of their income or less, putting their tax burden below that of many in the middle class.
One consequence of the shift of taxation away from wealth and toward work is the creation of many situations in which — just as Warren Buffett and Mr. Obama say — people with multimillion-dollar incomes, who typically derive much of that income from capital gains and other sources that face low taxes, end up paying a lower overall tax rate than middle-class workers. And we’re not talking about a few exceptional cases.
According to new estimates by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, one-fourth of those with incomes of more than $1 million a year pay income and payroll tax of 12.6 percent of their income or less, putting their tax burden below that of many in the middle class.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
RIP REM
A cover of one of my favorite REM songs, by a YouTuber. I loved them in the beginning but gradually grew disenchanted, but, well, they once mattered, which means to one degree or another they always will.
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