Economic Commentary
Fifty-seven Good Things About the Sequester
There are 57 ways the sequester could sting you, says Jeanne Sahadi, a senior writer at CNNMoney. The following 57 things are her...
Those Walmart E-mails and the U.S. Economy
The Wall Street Journal's conclusion that Walmart's slow start at the beginning of the year was a harbinger for the balance of 2013...
Read moreObama the Deficit Hawk?
President Obama, on whose watch the federal debt has grown by more than $5.9 trillion, and during whose administration America has become drearily...
Read moreIs Soaking the Rich the Right Answer?
Calls echo and re-echo for the government to tax the rich more, always based upon the supposition that such a tax is fair...
Read moreSenator Rand Paul’s National Right-to-Work Act
Senator Rand Paul's introduced his National Right-to-Work Act on January 31. His legislation is well-timed, considering the shift from forced unionism states to right-to-work...
Read moreCBO Report: Gloomy, with Unrealistic Optimism
On its face the latest report from the Congressional Budget Office is gloomy enough, but careful sifting through it reveals excessive optimism that its...
Read moreGold Standard Arguments Being Promoted Again
Two years ago Steve Forbes, two-time candidate for nomination for president by the Republican Party and editor of Forbes magazine, predicted “a return to the...
Read moreJames M. Buchanan, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, Passes at 93
The passing of scholar James Buchanan stills the voice of one who understood the fact that men, without Constitutional constraints, will vote themselves...
Read moreFiscal Cliff Repercussions
Now that President Obama and most of his key congressional allies are safely re-elected and the so-called “fiscal cliff” negotiated, the full consequences...
Read moreLatest Move by the Federal Reserve Raises Important Questions
All the chairman of the Federal Reserve has done in his latest announcement of a new bond-buying program is give himself and his...
Read moreMore Evidence the Recession Has Started (Again)
Despite his firm defense of his call that the U.S. economy entered into another recession in July this year, Lakshman Achuthan of the...
Read moreThree Studies of States Show That Freedom Works Best
Each year 24/7 Wall St. publishes the results of its survey of all 50 states and then ranks them from top to bottom —...
Read moreFull Employment Not Expected Until After the Next Presidential Election
A Heritage Foundation study has concluded that a full employment recovery from the Great Recession isn't likely until after the next presidential election...
Read moreCalifornia Voters Pass $6-Billion-a-Year Tax Hike
In the wake of the November 6 elections, voters have approved a number of contentious state initiatives, including a $6-billion-a-year bundle of tax...
Read moreHere Come the Taxes: In Every Aspect of our Lives
On January 1, 2013, many new taxes are set to begin. Unless Congress and the White House can agree by year's end on...
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