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Dear Fla. Times-Union: Buying Local Hurts Locals
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | April 10, 2009
Editor, Florida Times-Union  Dear Editor:Editor, Florida Times-Union  Dear Editor:  In "Florida's economy: Support local business" (April 9) you report that some Floridians are trying to boost Florida's economy by "buying local." The…
Dear NY Times: Bailouts Undermine Themselves
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | April 10, 2009
Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:  Councilwoman Melinda Katz's letter today reveals an ironic pitfall of…
Dear Wall Street Journal: CEO Pay Caps are Micromanagement
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | March 13, 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281 To the Editor:Editor, The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281 To the Editor:  You report that "New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is in…
Dear NY Times: Savings Creates Efficiencies
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | March 9, 2009
Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:  Jeffrey Sachs correctly insists that "the numbers don't add up" to support…
Dear Boston Globe: Rickshaws Create Jobs Too
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | February 24, 2009
24 February 2009  Editor, Boston Globe  Dear Editor:24 February 2009  Editor, Boston Globe  Dear Editor:  Derrick Z. Jackson reasons that among mass transit's benefits is the fact that, dollar for dollar, its provision…
Dear NY Times: Was Keynes Right About Excessive Savings?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | December 22, 2008
21 December 2008 Editor, The New York Times 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036   To the Editor: You report that more companies are reducing their contributions to employees' 401(k) retirement accounts, saying that this "move will hurt savings…
Dobbs Still Blames Bush for Salmonella
Kelly Brown | July 22, 2008
     The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now says jalapeno peppers, not tomatoes, are behind the recent outbreak of salmonella poisoning. But on CNN, Lou Dobbs is still blaming President Bush.     “This is…
ABC Hypes IndyMac Panic For Third Day Straight
Kelly Brown | July 17, 2008
     ABC was full of contradictions on July 16. “Good Morning America” told viewers not to panic over the IndyMac bank failure, but listed a handful of banks its experts suspect are troubled.        The…
Media Feed Hysteria over Indymac Failure
Kelly Brown | July 15, 2008
     “Stocks plummet.” “Massive bank failures.” “Banks in deep trouble.” If you had been watching ABC’s “Good Morning America” or CBS’s “Early Show” July 15, this is what you would have heard.        The…
ABC: Bank Failure Evokes 'People Stuffing Their Mattresses' Like the Depression
Kelly Brown | July 14, 2008
     The failure of IndyMac Bank signals a coming depression, according to doom-and-gloom reports from ABC’s “Good Morning America.”       Correspondent Bianna Golodryga glumly predicted on the July 14…