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Governor Malloy are you sure Connecticut is open for business?

By TomTGRWolcott / June 9, 2012 /

Northrop Grumman announced on Friday that it plans to close its manufacturing facility in Norwalk, Ct. The plant has been in operation under various owners since 1961.  Grumman is in the process of consolidating its facilities located in Maryland and Illinois.  There are currently 315 Workers at the Norwalk Plant, 50 of those employees will…

Doubling down on stupid in the ivory tower….

By Dimsdale / April 26, 2012 /

Amid all of Øbama’s recent student loan rate histrionics in an attempt to buy the votes of college audiences and Jimmy Fallon, I came across this gem of a story on college tuition increases which was briefly mentioned on the WTIC news yesterday. It was a report on the news regarding differential increases in tuition…

Lefty press claims Obama can’t get angry because of racist right

By Jim Vicevich / June 10, 2010 /

This is too much … oh and yes … it’s also another media indictment of the “Tea Party”, and frankly this is starting to get a little old. Every time this President gets in trouble, which is often, the main stream media rides to the rescue with the charge of “raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacist”. It begins with yesterday’s…

Economics lesson: supply and demand for firefighters in Miami

By Steve McGough / February 3, 2009 /

A story at the Fox News 7 Web site caught my eye this morning. Almost 1,000 applicants lined up for 35 available firefighter positions that will be available in the City of Miami. Three of those who were waiting in line were interviewed, the first was a former Marine who was unemployed and the other…

Read Williams: Economic Chaos Ahead

By Steve McGough / February 7, 2012 /

Take a few minutes today to read Prof. Walter Williams’ current Creators Syndicate column, Economic Chaos Ahead.

We The People – Update: Cavuto Commentary

By Jim Vicevich / March 31, 2009 /

It’s not easy to understand why we Americans behave the way we do. Our culture is indeed unique. To be sure, I am convinced, within each and every one of us beats the heart of a free thinker who values personal liberty.

Billionaire USA families couldn’t cover one-fifth of Obama’s deficits

By Steve McGough / July 9, 2014 /

It’s time to bash the wealthy! News media love to tell the common people just how rich the top 1 percent are, letting us know what kind of stuff they own and remind us that most of them contribute to [evil] Republicans.

Practicing spending restraint is possible and it can work

By Steve McGough / February 22, 2011 /

Two new videos this week from Dan Mitchel and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. In these tutorials, Mitchel reviews spending restraint policies during the Reagan and Clinton administration as well as similar approaches by Canada, Ireland, Slovakia, and New Zealand to get rapid improvements in fiscal policy.

Obama’s Keynesian plan … it’s just all wrong

By Steve McGough / December 1, 2010 /

A recent video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity caught my attention during the last couple of days. Hiwa Alaghebandian – who we have seen before – explains how Keynesian economics represents the opposite of what should be happening. It’s a good primer for those looking for information.

Economics Primer: The Laffer Curve

By Steve McGough / September 9, 2010 /

For those of you interested in a lesson about the Laffer Curve, here you go. I think it’s necessary to bring the topic of tax rates – and those of tax increases and tax decreases – a bit more into focus since the topic comes up so frequently.