Business/Economy

Paul Krugman vs. Paul Krugman

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Last Friday, James Taranto had this hilarious observation in his Best of the Web Today column of Paul Krugman arguing with his past self: Former Enron adviser Paul Krugman takes note in his New York Times column of what he calls “the incredible gap that has opened up between the parties”: Today, Democrats and Republicans live... »

Harry Reid: Only 36,000 Lost Their Jobs Today, Which Is Really Good!”

Friday, March 5, 2010

Here’s Harry Reid (D-NV) today, saying, “Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good.” You just gotta see it to believe it: »

Israel and Market Capitalism

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Yes, I know, the title of this post sounds a bit dry, but trust me, the article written by George Gilder, entitled “Silicon Israel”, is an incredible story of how far Israel has come in such an incredibly short time, and how it is still growing by leaps and bounds. Read it here. »

Barnyard Economic Lesson

Monday, September 28, 2009

A little while back, I got the following in a mass email and thought it was interesting enough to share, so enjoy! GET USED TO OUR NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM Barnyard Economic Lesson The little red hen asked, “Who will help me plant my wheat to bake some bread?” “Not I,” said the cow. “Not I,” said the duck.. “Not I,”... »

Plenty of Clunkers, No Cash

Friday, August 21, 2009
Plenty of Clunkers, No Cash

It seems that all the air is rushing out of Obama’s quickly-deflating “Cash-For-Clunkers” balloon. Aside from the growing criticism over the waste of functional cars, and the energy/carbon cost of each car’s destruction, and the huge amounts of taxpayers’ money that Congress has been throwing at this… there is now yet another growing complaint. KRQE... »

Public Option Debate: Red Herring?

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Richard H. Thaler, professor of economics and behavioral science at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, wrote a piece in the Sunday Times about health care’s “public option” and how this is a red herring, distracting from the issue of real reform. While everyone is arguing about whether or not the... »

Health Care Costs Better Than Stimulus Packages

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Craig S. Karpel, author of The Retirement Myth, has written a great opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago pointing out a very glaring—yet somehow overlooked—contradiction in Obama’s position regarding the economy. Obama has said, “make no mistake: the cost of our health care is a threat to our economy,”... »

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