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Stimulis will cure what ails us.
If you listen to Chris Matthews and Jim Cramer you would think that 10% unemployment was the end of the economic world. The problem is we are not there now (although we could to be sure) and we have seen worse. This kind of hysteria helps no one and hurts many. PERSPECTIVE. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E01ou2JyqMM Ed Morrissey…
Do you remember when I dedicated a full half hour to the “Aqua globe” … and then raised the discussion of who is the best TV huckster … Billy Mays or Vern “Shamwow” … well finally for those of us who consider this one of the greatest American art forms … huckstering … a web…
Back in August, I wrote about how raising the minimum wage can increase unemployment since government mandated wage increases puts a strain on small businesses, increases prices and deflates buying power. Today, Morrissey over at Hot Air brings us news of a new book written by a professor of economics and an associate director of…
Citibank is a big bank, one of those companies that are just too big to fail. When the government steps in to help a single bank – like Citibank – with an infusion of $20 billion in cash and more than $300 billion in loan guarantees, you’ve got to wonder how Citi’s competitors feel about…
The day the $750 billion dollar federal bailout figure was mentioned, every single Fortune 100 company, state and city chief financial officer started planning. Not only would this level of federal involvement in these institutions be unprecedented, it would actually dramatically change the way everyone did business. Let’s say you owned a small ice cream…
I can’t even comprehend how many people have given up trying to figure out what is going on with the economy. What the common folk have decided is simply “government knows best” – and they seem to be willing to put their lives and fortunes into the hands of the political elites. We can argue…
Great bumper sticker now available through the Tennessee Republican Party. It will be the second popular catch phrase coming from the increased cost of fuel and liberals refusing to drill anywhere, at anytime. Of course, they don’t ever seem to have a problem drilling into our wallets to redistribute wealth. First we’ve got the Drill…
Let’s say you owned a successful local business with 25 full-time employees. Or maybe you’re a manager for a Fortune 50 company managing a staff of 50 in a city, how would you expect to be treated by the local government? Would you be expect to be treated as a leader who has invested and…
How bad is the current economy? Certainly we’re having some issues with fuel prices, and falling house values are causing an issue for some people who chose an adjustable rate mortgage within the past five years. John R. Lott Jr. from FoxNews.com takes a quick look at how the media can drive economic news.