Category: Economics

In a Financial Times editorial, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan bluntly states the reason for the current economic slump here in the US: It is going to take …

A new study published by The Tax Foundation and authored by Nick Kasprak has concluded that low income Americans will suffer the most if President Bush's 2002 tax law …

From the Dallas Morning News this weekend: "Germans live comfortably spending much less than Americans". The story's author, Jim Landers, interviewed Raoul Wintjes, a Lufthansa employee who spent two …

I'm always on the look out for good examples of the economic concept of the "Baptists and Bootleggers". It's where an unlikely alliance forms of two politically polar opposites …

I don't have a lot of commentary on this one, but via the Jammie Wearing Fool: Weaker-than-expected economic data boosted U.S. government securities prices on Thursday and seemed to …

Why exactly would Obama ignore this sort of thing?With income tax rates set to go up on Dec. 31, Congress is hotly debating what to do next. But most …

This isn't getting much play in the MSM... I wonder why that might be:In a scathing criticism of the Obama administration, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus told CNBC Friday …

Frivolous licensing is becoming the scheme of choice for members of industry groups to limit their competition, allowing them to charge inflated prices for their products or services. What …

Thinking people know it stinks... and they're more and more open about distancing themselves from the smell:In a sign that Democrats are not on-board with what was supposed to …

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal "Review and Outlook" painted a very concise and accurate picture of what the Obama Administration has done to keep America in the economic doldrums: When …