Tag: economics

When the pipers bill comes due.

This just in--not only is the federal government no good at "creating or saving" jobs with tax dollars, but they're also no good at counting the scant few jobs …

As I sit and listen to the latest fevered announcements on the news or the Internet about the latest economic happenings, I think back to the advice on money …

Nearly half of US states, including most of the most populous states, have combined state/federal corporate tax rates higher than even Japan (the country with the overall highest national …

I know Jayson Javitz has already explained the sub-prime mortgage market and its implications, but some readers complain he uses too many words. So, here is Merle Hazard with …

We might do well to remember the first Thanksgiving at the Plymouth Colony was only possible because they abandoned the failed socialist model for a community and adopted property …

One hears calls to return to "the gold standard" for currency periodically, but usually they arise during periods of high inflation and economic instability, not in times of strong, …

Sure there is a war going on, with a heavy cost in blood and treasure, the dollar fell to all-time lows, energy prices are extremely high worldwide, and the …

We're hearing a good bit of noise surrounding the end of the super-boom in housing and the high default rates in the "subprime" mortgage sector, but what does it …

Corn harvests are breaking all records, as is the acreage devoted to it - and yet there isn't enough to supply demand, and corn-based food products are rising dramatically …