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March 6, 2008
When a gas station sign shows up on TV, you can bet the price shown is higher than the national average. That was true again as NBC “Today” co-host Ann Curry reported March 6.
“Oil prices…
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March 5, 2008
Seven out of ten Americans believe prescription drugs developed over the past 20 years have made life better for their fellow Americans – in spite of journalists’ incessant attacks on pharmaceutical companies – a new survey…
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January 31, 2008
Being more environmentally “responsible” means being willing to pay more for basic goods, according to NBC “Today” show host Ann Curry.
“What’s your best advice to me and families like me who…
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January 24, 2008
Prescription drugs are more expensive in the United States than other countries for a number of reasons, arguably the biggest of which is that other governments artificially control prices so that Americans are left with the…
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February 8, 2008
The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a $168-billion “economic stimulus” plan that will issue tax rebate checks to millions of taxpayers. The plan, which exceeded original expectations of $145 billion, provided the media…
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January 19, 2017
It’s working.
President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of lowering corporate tax rates and reducing regulation is already helping the economy, according to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Group President Tom Farley.
Farley shared his views…
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January 24, 2017
For years, conservatives and libertarians have been demanding the government rein in wasteful federal spending. Even liberal former President Obama once promoted the idea of agency consolidation.
One agency, the Centers for Disease Control, has…
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January 25, 2017
Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum compared the recent surge in the stock market to … you guessed it… Nazi Germany.
On Jan. 25, 2017, she tweeted to keep in mind that “in Nazi Germany, the stock market rose and rose and…
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January 31, 2017
There has been no shortage of vitriol directed at President Donald Trump, but one CEO recently went beyond criticism to what could be viewed as a threat.
Ted Kornblum, Founder and CEO of Magnatone guitar amplifier company, posted on Jan. 30,…
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February 1, 2017
Deficits matter … if there is a Republican in office. At least, according to The Washington Post.
The Post’s Editorial Board on January 28 criticized “the [government’s] reckless return to deficit spending.…