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January 18, 2008
As President Bush and Congress hammer out a stimulus package to boost the slowing economy, “Today” show host Matt Lauer is working hard to ensure that the biggest contributors to the nation’s tax base won’t benefit.
“Mr. Bernanke said in…
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January 17, 2008
In its continued sky-is-falling coverage of the economy and job market, ABC’s “Good Morning America” on January 17 warned that most Americans are fearing job cuts and offered helpful tips on how to “recession-proof” yourself.
“[C]ountless…
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January 17, 2008
CNBC host Jim Cramer chastised media colleagues on the January 17 “Today” show for contributing to fears about the economy by only reporting negative news about the possibility of a recession.
“Today” anchor Matt Lauer told Cramer, “…
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January 16, 2008
Recent polls of economists by leading financial publications have predicted a less than 50-percent chance that the U.S. economy will enter a recession in 2008. But the media’s coverage of “recession” makes it seem inevitable.
“Everyone’s…
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January 9, 2008
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s caucus victory in Iowa last week came in part thanks to anti-IRS fiscal conservatives attracted to his support for the “FairTax.” He also finished with a better-than-expected showing in the New Hampshire…
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January 31, 2023
A new Biden Administration rule took effect Monday, allowing retirement plan administrators (fiduciaries) to base investments on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals, rather than only on the maximum financial benefit of their clients.…
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February 1, 2023
Every Republican senator and Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) are introducing a resolution opposing President Joe Biden’s new ESG investment rule because it politicizes and threatens the value of Americans’ 401Ks.
Led by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN),…
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February 1, 2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda says that establishing formal standards for rating companies’ adherence to liberal environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and ideology could have Orwellian consequences.
In a speech…
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February 9, 2023
Heritage Action and Indiana State Attorney General Todd Rokita have joined the ranks of those urging passage of HB 1008, a state bill to require that investments in the state’s public pension system be chosen based solely on their financial merit…
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February 10, 2023
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is demanding that the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) return all of the state’s funds currently being invested by NAAG.
Knudsen, who has left NAAG, threatened legal action if the funds aren’…