OCTOBER 3, 2011, The political graveyards are full of politicians who thought that temporary, targeted economic policies would get them re-elected. By JOHN F. COGAN AND JOHN B. TAYLOR Mr. Cogan, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor of public policy at Stanford University, served as deputy director of the Office of […]
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OCTOBER 4, 2011 Sarbox and Immigration Reform for Jobs The president is right. We can’t wait until 2012 for change. By BOB GREIFELD Mr. Greifeld is CEO of Nasdaq OMX. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: First, we need to consider revising the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley accounting-reform law—specifically Section 404, which requires costly external audits in addition to
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011, 7:14 P.M. ET North American oil production can double by 2035. By LUCIAN PUGLIARESI In response to a 2009 request from Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, the National Petroleum Council (NPC) reported earlier this month that oil production in North America could double by 2035—to 20 million barrels per day. Where can
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 One original sin was the separation of the corporate and personal tax, giving lawyers, accountants and the wealthy a chance to game the system. By JOHN STEELE GORDON Whether the “millionaires and billionaires” are actually paying their fair share of taxes is a matter for the electorate to decide. After all, fairness
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Unrest Grows as Economy Booms By TOM ORLIK Beijing China’s massive economic-stimulus program has supported near double-digit growth, but also stoked inflation, piled up debt and fueled another unwelcome development: social unrest. In 2010, China was rocked by 180,000 protests, riots and other mass incidents—more than four times the tally from a
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Health insurance remains closely tied to employment. Don’t expect a turnaround until the jobs picture improves. By SALLY C. PIPESMs. Pipes is president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco. Her latest book is “The Truth About Obamacare” (Regnery 2010). The U.S. Census Bureau has released its latest estimates
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Why send jobs overseas by creating more rules for American business? By SUSAN COLLINS Ms. Collins is a Republican senator from Maine. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: America’s overregulation problem is only getting worse. Right now, federal agencies are at work on more than 4,200 rules, 845 of which affect small businesses, the
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Michael Warren September 14, 2011 5:43 PM Even as problems grow for Solyndra, the solar energy manufacturing firm that got a hefty stimulus-backed loan before going bankrupt earlier this month, the Department of Energy continues to issue large loans to companies. The Los Angeles Times reports on a newly
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 Business had better enjoy the next 16 months. President Obama unveiled part two of his American Jobs Act on Monday, and it turns out to be another permanent increase in taxes to pay for more spending and another temporary tax cut. No surprise there. What might surprise Americans, however, is how the
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