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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 16, 2008
Liberalism and fascism aren’t polar opposites in the world according to National Review Editor at Large Jonah Goldberg. In fact, he says they’re the same – especially when it comes to pushing liberal causes such as global warming.
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January 16, 2008
Immediately after the Iowa Straw Poll last August, the noted and respected journalist George Will referred to the FairTax believers who supported Mike Huckabee as “those FairTax people.”
He made it sound as if the people who helped…
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January 16, 2008
The good news is that voters obviously have some desire for a better tax system. The flat has been promoted by presidential candidates as diverse as Jerry Brown (1992) and Steve Forbes (1996 and 2000). This year, the national sales tax is…
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January 15, 2008
“The economy sucks.”
That sounds like a statement you would hear from someone who was just laid off or lost his home, but not something you would see in a reputable weekly news magazine.
But this time, it was just part of a…
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January 15, 2008
After 18 years of service for the Federal Reserve, former Chairman Alan Greenspan decided to leave the public sector. His new opportunities provided him a pretty decent living – an $ 8.5 million for a book deal and a few high-priced consulting…
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January 15, 2008
Defying the tenets of ethical journalism has become the norm for some media outlets when it the issue is global warming.
“NBC Nightly News” was no exception. On January 14, “Nightly News” aired a biased alarmist report of changes in the…
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January 15, 2008
Jesus Christ brought change, as did Adolph Hitler. “Change” can mean many things.
Most of us won't allow a hairstylist to “change” our do without an in-depth explanation. But a lot of us are buying into undefined promises of “change” from…
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January 14, 2008
Some think it is a foregone conclusion the economy is in or will be going into a recession within the first two quarters of 2008, but not everyone.
Welch, author of “Winning,” appeared on MSNBC’s January 14 “Morning Joe” to discuss the…
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January 11, 2008
The old cliché “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” might be appropriate for a lot of situations, especially when you’re borrowing against what is your most valuable asset – your home.
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