Category Archives: Economy

Obama, the transformational unifier; the collapse of the MSM adoration of the Maji

“The man is slipping from the limelight. The marquee man from MSM and Hollywood and Vine is headed for Sunset Boulevard.” Has anyone noticed?  Just about everyone, but, around the fringes, the low information voters, if they have a job … Continue reading

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Jobs depressed; Recession continues; Obamacare a millstone

Economists: Obamacare, Not Sequestration, a Factor in “Awful” March Jobs Numbers  “Few liberal economists can muster the strength to disagree.  The civilian workforce participation rate is the real story today, with nearly half-a-million Americans giving up looking for work.”  9 … Continue reading

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Obamacare; States; Insurance Exchanges

50 Vetoes: How states can stop Obamacare  “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) itself empowers states to block the employer mandate, to exempt many of their low- and middle-income taxpayers from the individual mandate, and to reduce federal … Continue reading

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Disability insurance; unfit to work;

The number of Americans on Disability has soared in the last number of years.  It’s currently almost 5% of working age people.  The The law firm of Binder and Binder, which advertises on TV for Disability representation, made almost $70 … Continue reading

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Economy; Jobs; Taxes; Obamacare

Will the Real Economy Please Stand Up  You old-time television viewers may remember a game show when celebrity guests would try to identify which contestant was telling the truth.  Using that format, the author presents divergent views on the economy.  … Continue reading

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Obama visits Republicans at Capital; speaker Boehner; “Positive;” “but”

Boehner summarizes meeting as “productive, but states, ““Republicans want to balance the budget. The president doesn’t. Republicans want to solve our long-term debt problem. The president doesn’t. We want to unlock our energy resources to put more Americans back to work. … Continue reading

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Rep Ryan’s GOP Budget: balance in 10 years

The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023  “America’s national debt is over $16 trillion. Yet Washington can’t figure out how to cut $85 billion—or just 2% of the federal budget—without resorting to arbitrary, across-the-board cuts. Clearly, the budget … Continue reading

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How to weaken an economy: government and its largesse;

How to Weaken an Economy.  “It is not easy to ruin the American economy; doing nothing usually means it repairs itself and soon is healthier than before a recession.”  The Regime, however, hasn’t spent 4 years doing nothing.  It’s policies … Continue reading

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Obama allegedly doesn’t think his increased taxes will have any effect on the economy. His plan is to ruin the economy

Obama’s Fear of Spending Cuts: Raise taxes to replace spending cuts and watch the economy slow.  “The president seems to labor under the impression that nearly all government spending adds to the economy and that wealth in private hands does not.”  … Continue reading

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Stanford economist John Taylor lays down simple, understandable rules for economic growth. Notes by Clark Judge.

“Taylor devised what economists call the Taylor Rule, a formula for guiding national monetary policy.  Many believe that had the Fed followed to Taylor Rule since the early-2000s, the nation would have escaped the current economic crisis.”  If that doesn’t … Continue reading

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