Editor, The New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Bob Herbert endorses a tax on financial transactions because, in his view, that's where the money is ("Where the Money Is," Jan. 12…
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January 13, 2009
Editor, The New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Bob Herbert endorses a tax on financial transactions ("Where the Money Is," Jan. 12). Specifically, he wants a very small tax ("say…
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January 12, 2009
In 1981, Ronald Reagan announced in his first inaugural address “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
President-elect Barack Obama announced just the opposite on Jan. 8.…
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January 12, 2009
Economists have been worried that all the bailout spending might lead to inflation. That hasn’t happened yet, but President-Elect Obama’s job predictions have increased 64 percent in a few short weeks.
The media have been reluctant to…
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January 12, 2009
Editor, The Washington Times
Dear Editor:
Joseph P. Carrigan is understandably disturbed that President-elect Obama predicts doom if a new "stimulus" plan isn't enacted (Letters, January 11). Alas, Mr. Obama is simply following…
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January 9, 2009
Nobel laureate on arcane trade matters, former Enron adviser, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is at it again.
In his latest Times column ("The Obama Gap"), he chides President-elect Barack Obama for not being ambitious enough in his…
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January 8, 2009
While economic stimulus fever is sweeping the nation one cable news channel at a time, some are skeptical it won’t do anything – because it isn’t large enough.
Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Science and the…
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January 8, 2009
It took pornography to hear some economic sense from CNN on the issue of bailouts.
“American Morning” reported on Jan. 8 that Larry Flynt, of Hustler magazine, and Joe Francis, of Girls Gone Wild, sent out a press release Jan. 7 asking…
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January 7, 2009
In the midst of economic troubles and much anticipation of a new administration about to enter the White House, the potential return of the Fairness Doctrine hasn’t gotten much attention. But on the eve of President-elect Barack Obama’s…
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January 7, 2009
The words “economic stimulus” have a certain appeal to them because, after all, who wouldn’t want the economy to be stimulated?
But, as the country is nearing his inauguration on Jan. 20 and the inevitability of President…
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January 7, 2009
Chances are you’ve seen the PSAs telling you how to prepare for the end of analog television broadcasting on Feb. 17. If you still own an analog TV, the ads tell you, you must purchase a converter box and attaching it to your existing set.
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January 7, 2009
New from the Business & Media Institute
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January 6, 2009
A lot of people seem to think that the success of tech giant Apple hinges on the leadership of its CEO, Steve Jobs.
When reports surfaced on technology blog Gizmodo.com Dec. 30, 2008, that Jobs was ill, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL)…
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January 6, 2009
From illegal immigration and trade to voter fraud, CNN’s Lou Dobbs is never shy about expressing his opinions. That rule held true when Dobbs brought up global warming on Jan. 5.
The outspoken host of “Lou Dobbs Tonight”…
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January 6, 2009
A potential gas tax increase sparked controversy on “Cavuto on Business” Jan. 3 with a few analysts calling an increase “insane,” while the fill-in host Dagen McDowell and two guests defended such a proposal.
Associated Press…
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January 5, 2009
Editor, Chicago Tribune
Dear Editor:
President-elect Obama prescribes fiscal stimulus as the cure for America's ailing economy ("Obama urges Congress to approve economic recovery plan quickly, support bold investment," Jan. 3…
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January 5, 2009
Call this one of the newest and innovative ways your government has come up with to battle greenhouse gas emissions.
Indirectly it could be considered a cheeseburger tax, but one of the suggestions offered by the Environmental…
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January 2, 2009
On its website, Time Magazine has published a “Dirty Dozen” list of things and people “guilty” for our current economic woes. With 12 chances to assign blame, Time had 12 shots at fairness and journalistic balance. It failed all 12 times.
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January 2, 2009
Some call it “the dead tree edition” of the news media. But as 2009 dawns, trees may not be the only casualties.
Newspaper companies as an investment are less lucrative than they once were. Alan D. Mutter, a Silicon Valley CEO…
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January 2, 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
To the Editor:
Your case against the F.T.C.'s opposition to Whole Foods' merger with Wild Oats is 100 percent economically wholesome ("Whole…
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