Posts Tagged ‘Economics’
Cavuto schools O’Reilly on Obamanomics: There is no free market
Too much. Neil Cavuto from FBN (which if you do not have ….DEMAND IT … tried desperately to explain to Bill O’Reilly, why controlling the pay of even those companies taking bailout money, is just a bad idea. It’s a slippery slope. O’Reilly, at his populist best, scoffs. But there is a turning point about…
Read MoreEconomic Roundup … and the news ain’t good.
I know, I know … the recession is over. But somehow statistical confirmation is outweighed by friends and family who still can’t find jobs, and 9.7% unemployment (new figures come out this week ) is hardly reassuring. I can assure you Wall Street is worried. Predicting economic direction is tricky business .. especially now. I…
Read MoreBorrowing more than you can pay back – not a good idea
Looking for a loan? Mortgage lenders take a look at your debt to income ratio. In general, the more you earn the more you can borrow. How does the debt to income ratio look for the United States?
Read MoreGood thing we did that stimulus, huh? Update: Video
This chart keeps changing and not for the better. Some analysis here at Michaels Comments. But what stuns me is not that the stimulus is not working … we warned you in February that shoveling money to Democrat public works projects does not stimulate the private sector where jobs are created. It’s not that the…
Read MoreCap and Trade is a cap on our economic growth
Cap and Trade is a complete scam. Designed to cap growth in the US economy.
Read MoreGenerational theft: continued
This is really the third in a series of posts but in many ways I think is the most important. Make sure you read Unemployment estimates with and without recovery plan and The Coming economic meltdown.
Read MoreRecounting, not rewriting, history – the Great Depression
Even though I have two books on the desk that I have yet to finish reading, I’m interested in perusing books about economics. Not advanced economics, but just the basics. I’m still trying to find the time to read Basic Economics – on our book list – but thanks to a tip from the good…
Read MoreWe The People – Update: Cavuto Commentary
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.
Read MoreMemo To Obama: Focus
Jack Welch, former GE CEO, on yesterday’s Morning Joe lit into the Obama economic team and Obama himself. Rome is burning boys … focus on the matter at hand. Good advice. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub8urYtD294 Let’s see … yesterday’s distraction while 401ks continued the meltdown was “Embryonic Stem Cell Research”. Very nice. That’s help your retirement. And oh…
Read MoreThe only sales the Obama administration are stimulating…
… are at the gun store. Talk of a possible ban on assault weapons has dealers and buyers scrambling. A few days after Attorney General Eric Holder mentioned that the Obama administration would like to make some gun-related changes, including reinstituting a ban on the sale of certain types of assault weapons, local gun dealers…
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