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Cornhucksters: Ethanol Salesmen Who Would Be President
In a National Review Online op-ed earlier this month, Katrina Trinko observed that four of the potential candidates for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination are stuck on ethanol: What kind of Republican supports high tariffs on imports, dubious green... (more...)
Midterms 2010: Some Takeaways
Democrats sustained an expected thumping on election day. With the dust settled, Republicans will take the House with a clear majority, gaining 65 seats, the largest swing since 1948. This is a bigger swing than the historic 1994 elections. In the Senate,... (more...)
Republicans Poised For Big Gains
It is no secret that the midterm elections will be favorable for the Republicans. The midterm election for a first-term president almost always goes towards the other party. But this year will be a particularly big swing, after two elections of big Democratic... (more...)
Deflation Cometh
Until the recent stock market correction, most people viewed the financial crisis as a thing of the past. The question became ‘how slow or fast will the recovery be’ not ‘IF we will recover at all.’ There’s a few headwinds... (more...)
The Patsy Generation: How The Government Sticks It To The Young
Patsy: [n] chump: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn The men and women who braved the Great Depression and went on to fight World War II, ridding the world of the evils of fascism are known as... (more...)
Arizona Immigration Law [Cartoon]
Five Reasons Home Prices May Slump For Years
While the stock market has shot up over the past year, and many expect the economy to rebound, housing has continued to slump. Nationwide, most people who are currently buying expect their home to appreciate over time, and there are many sellers awaiting... (more...)
Economy Turning A New Corner [Cartoon]
Iran To Take Russia’s Leftover Nukes [Cartoon]
2011 Tax Increases = -6% Drop in GDP?
I read an interesting article by John Mauldin today, in which he mentions that the 2011 tax increases (mainly letting the Bush tax cuts expire) will amount to about an extra 2% increase in tax revenue in relation to GDP. Taxes may be going up by as much... (more...)
