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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Government Spending and Job Creation
Representative Buck McKeon (of California), now the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, commented on Obama’s plans regarding jobs and economic stimulus: more spending is not what California or this country needs Today when faced with the prospects of … Continue reading
Donald Trump resurfaces
The Donald must have needed some publicity. He heard Perry’s reference to Obama and birth certificates and suddenly he is back with support for Perry (at least for his stand, if not for his election). Perry is suffering the same … Continue reading
Legends of Economic Growth – What really matters?
The need for private investment to drive economic growth has been emphasized so often by so many people that it has almost become a truism. Maybe it should really be called an urban legend. Or maybe the big lie. James … Continue reading
Perry and the Flat Tax Hoax
Perry has come out with his tax reform with the phony line that you can file your taxes on a post card. He touts the single tax rate (which does nothing to complicate tax filing itself) and glosses over the … Continue reading
European attempts to rescue their economy
The attempts by the major Euro-Zone economies to rescue the Euro-economy continue Since the UK is only a very interested onlooker, I cannot say it is an all-Europe effort. The rescue attempt is restricted to the currency. It is a … Continue reading
Exit from Iraq, Part II
Apparently most of the Republican leadership (and potential candidates for president) feel that we have expended billions of dollars and over 4000 American lives for the purpose of maintaining troops in Iraq forever. Any war where the goal is to … Continue reading
Finally good news from Iraq
Obama announced today: ‘America’s war in Iraq will be over’ It is about time. It should have been over years ago. It should have never started. One down, one to go. Libya removed a dictator without extensive American help (in … Continue reading
Libya can now begin a new era
Libya now can begin the next phase — democracy. Democracy tends to be messy with lots of ups and downs and it can be full of surprises. We may not really like the direction that Libya takes in the future, … Continue reading
Republican debate and job creation
The Republican debate in Las Vegas produced nothing new on job creation. Perry stuck to his energy-only proposal to create 1.2 million jobs. While his proposals might create that many jobs, 1.2 million is almost in the noise for job … Continue reading
The Occupy Wall Street (and other locations) protest movement
It is hard to know what to say about the “Occupy Wall Street” movement (and all the others that have borrowed the name) since it is so diffuse. Unlike the anti-war movement during Viet-Nam, there is no clearly stated single … Continue reading