The Observation Deck

Executives are judged by results. In terms of the economic results produced during the first 2.5 years of his first term, Obama is the worst president of the past 60 years. Given that Alter himself would likely agree that there have been some bad presidents during the past 60 years, this makes Obama a bad president.

What would you do to fix the problem of the poor, Stephen?

The California state senate has approved a bill which will give college students who are illegal immigrants access to public financial aid, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.

The GOP is making a concerted effort to pressure billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett to release his tax returns to the public.

Republicans say Buffett — the public face of Obama’s proposed “Buffett rule” to increase taxes on the wealthy — needs to reveal his finances if his views on tax rates are going to serve as the basis for Obama administration policy.

“Will Warren Buffett release his tax returns so we can see why he should be the standard for tax policy?” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) questioned in a tweet Thursday

Thealexa Becker wrote: Yeah, that statistic you posted, Stephen, looks like it should be positive, but in actuality, it isn't. Perhaps you should do some research into what the Gini index is and what it means and some different economic interpretations of it. It might give you a better and fuller perspective on this issue rather than just a few random articles