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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…
Should We Worry About China-U.S. Trade?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | April 26, 2006
Bravo for the Maestro
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | February 1, 2006
     How much credit does Alan Greenspan deserve for Americas economic success over the past 18 years? Answer: a lot, but nowhere near all.      I mean no slight to Mr. Greenspan. Indeed, the…
Dear NY Times: Speaking of Ponzi Schemes
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | December 29, 2008
Editor, The New York Times 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 To the Editor: Like many people, Ben Stein was assured that Bernard Madoff "never lost money" ("They Told Me That Madoff Never Lost Money," Dec. 28). Unlike many people, Ben Stein…
Dear NY Times: Applauding the Case for Creative Destruction
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | December 18, 2008
Editor, The New York Times 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 To the Editor: Bravo for Roger Cohen's explanation that market economies work by creating new firms, new products, new processes – and that these creations are both the source of our…