Category Archives: Economics

A Balance Sheet Recession

Here is an older article that I dug up due to something that I heard on the radio not long ago. If you are a listener to talk radio you know that during the week the topics are political for … Continue reading

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Boehner Regrets His Stupidity

The Hill reports that Speaker of the House Boehner has figured out, after about a month, that the deal he offered to the left and to The Chicago Jesus didn’t really pan out quite the way it was intended. Not … Continue reading

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Millions Noticing Paychecks Lighter

Fox News reports that many people are noticing the tax increase taking a bite out of their paychecks. The natives are unhappy, and especially those young people who bought into the propaganda about The Chicago Jesus who was going to … Continue reading

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Obama Supporters Shocked at Tax Increases

The Washington Times reports that many low information Democrats who voted for Obama are now surprised to find that he lied to them about their taxes. The President promised his supporters that they would not be paying any additional taxes. … Continue reading

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The Reagan Years and Our National Debt

The national debt has grown by about 6 Trillion dollars under this administration. In fact, we have run up more debt in just 4 years than in all of the years of the country up until and including the years … Continue reading

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Hostess Out of Business

The Chicago Tribune reports on the end of Hostess, the company that brought us the Twinkie. The company has been under financial pressure for some time, trying to deal with the pension and labor cost issues that have affected many … Continue reading

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Hugh Hewitt Interviews Larry Arnn

Here is the transcript of an interview with President of Hillsdale College Larry Arnn. In this interview, Mr. Arnn has some very interesting things to say about the meaning of the election and where we may be headed. He also … Continue reading

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The Voters Who Stayed Home

Also at National Review, Andrew McCarthy provides what I think is the best post-election essay so far. There is no doubt that reliably Democrat voters gave their support to Obama. But a major factor in this election are the millions … Continue reading

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Illinois Shows What Not to Do

There are a couple of articles I have been meaning to get to, but have been too busy to post. The first one from City Journal’s Steven Malanga details the poor state of Illinois when it comes to managing the … Continue reading

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Obama’s Layoff Bomb Detonates

There are lots of stories in the past few days about the fact that many people were waiting for the election results to see which way they were going to go on the economy. Businesses have been hoping that the … Continue reading

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Pulling the Cart and Riding in the Cart

The Washington Post reports on the most recent manufactured scandal to come out of The Elite Media Monoculture. In this story, Mitt Romney is speaking to supporters and donors and analyzing the election dynamics. He argues that 47% of the … Continue reading

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The Awful August Jobs Report

James Pethokoukis reports on the latest jobs report at The American Enterprise blog. The numbers show a continuing decline in the labor force participation rate. People all across the country are still dropping out of the work force and giving … Continue reading

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Heritage Interactive Tax Map

The Heritage Foundation has produced an interactive map which shows how Obama’s coming tax hikes will affect you depending on what state you live in. Just click on your state to see the average income and tax increase for  your … Continue reading

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