FoxNews.com – August 24, 2010 More Bad Economic News, Yet Here Comes ANOTHER Wall Street Bailout Existing home sales in July may have suffered a record drop but come September 7, President Obama will have Wall Street investment banks lining up for another huge bailout. Americans may be extremely upset about Wall Street bailouts, but […]
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EDITORIAL: Democratic decline Bush-league blame game can’t hide the truth By THE WASHINGTON TIMES– August 10, 2010 ASSOCIATED PRESS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, outside the White House on Thursday, calls for BP to stop making dividend payments to shareholders until it addresses economic assistance claims from businesses that have been affected by the oil spill.
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AUGUST 21, 2010 The GOP and the Temptation of Hubris If Republicans take over the House, they’d best think carefully how they use their power. Ask Newt Gingrich. By JOHN J. PITNEY JR. Republicans could still blow it, but as they head toward a likely victory in the midterm election they should consider what it
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RAHN: An inconvenient economic history Record shows recovery results from tax cuts, not government spending By Richard W. Rahn – The Washington Times August 9, 2010 Chart: Economic Policy and Outcomes Where is the historical evidence to show that big increases in government spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) lead to faster
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AUGUST 21, 2010 Who’s ObamaCare’s Daddy? Now even liberals are denying paternity. “I know this is a tough vote,” President Obama told House Democrats at a March pep rally merely hours before they passed national health care. But he added that he was “actually confident” that “it will end up being the smart thing to
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AUGUST 21, 2010 Talking Green in Yellowstone Government-subsidized solar panels generate cheap electricity at a high cost. By ROGER MEINERS Ever-smiling Joe Biden recently popped into Bozeman, Mont., in his carbon-spewing Boeing 757. He came by to give a talk in Yellowstone Park about green jobs, stimulus money, and the “recovery summer.” Let’s look at
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AUGUST 21, 2010 America’s Insurgent Pollster Understanding the tea party is essential to predicting what the country’s political scene will look like. By JOHN FUND San Diego, Calif. You can tell it’s a volatile political year when a balding, middle-aged pollster gets a standing ovation from hundreds of state legislators after delivering the news that
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AUGUST 20, 2010 The SEC’s Jersey Score At last, a state gets hit for securities fraud. The movement to clean up state pension funds is gaining momentum, and the latest evidence is that even the Securities and Exchange Commission is getting in on the action. In the Wonders Never Cease Department, the SEC has scored
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AUGUST 19, 2010 Unfunded Public Pensions—the Next Quagmire A federal bailout would cost trillions and prevent necessary reforms. But there are several ways states can rationalize their workers’ retirement benefits. By R. EDEN MARTIN The next big issue on the national political horizon may be whether the federal government should bail out the many budget-strapped
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AUGUST 19, 2010 Barney to Fannie: Drop Dead Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles. Barney Frank has been all over the airwaves this week with a clear and—we never thought we’d say this—perfectly sound message about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: “They should be abolished.” Well, praise be. Two years ago next month, then Treasury
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