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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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 A BNP Paribas executive makes his concerns known. By NICOLAS LECAUSSIN EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: “Look at the French banks’ debt holdings versus those of U.S. banks,” he continues. “The total debt of the three big U.S. banks (Bank of America, JP Morgan and Citigroup) is $5.86 trillion, or 39% of GDP,
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 Neither candidate is helping the cause of reform. Republicans have been more frustrated than usual with their Presidential candidates, and last Tuesday’s debate exchange on Social Security between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney shows why. One candidate seemed to taunt his critics by showing disdain for anyone who supports the entitlement for
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 The tragedy of the failed stimulus is felt hard in minority communities. There’s a better way. By ARTHUR LAFFER Some people actually believe government can create jobs by taxing and borrowing from people with jobs and then giving that money to people without jobs. They call this demand stimulus. To make matters
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/8/obama-and-the-lunatic-left/ > > KUHNER: OBAMA AND THE LUNATIC LEFT > President and his followers intend to end America’s greatness > By Jeffrey T. Kuhner > > The Washington Times > Thursday, September 8, 2011 > > President Obama is politically insane. This is the real meaning of his speech Thursday night in front of a
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Read his lips: No new jobs. Fred Barnes September 12, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 48 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: It’s worth noting these programs are temporary and targeted. The president prefers that approach. It has the value of keeping the government in control. Permanent, broad-based tax rate cuts for
NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com Charles Krauthammer September 9, 2011 12:00 A.M. The 9/11 ‘Overreaction’? Nonsense America’s current demoralization is not a result of the War on Terror. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The total costs of “the two wars” is $1.3 trillion. That’s less than one eleventh of the national debt, less than one year of
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 An economic shock from abroad is the last thing that the U.S. economy now needs. By DESMOND LACHMAN EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:A European failure to contain its debt crisis would be a monumental electoral setback for Mr. Obama. This is not just because Mr. Obama’s governing and economic philosophies are closely associated
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com Katrina Trinko September 6, 2011 4:00 A.M. The Vetoes of Rick Perry As Texas governor, he broke records and earned conservative support. In Texas, they called it the “Father’s Day Massacre.” In June 2001, fresh off his first legislative session as governor, Rick Perry vetoed 79 bills on the last day
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Crony capitalism lurked in the shadows of this solar-panel bust By David A. Keene- The Washington Times Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Illustration by William Brown Last week, the Obama administration’s Department of Energy announced it is extending an $852 million loan guarantee to something called the Genesis Solar Project in California. Genesis, according to Energy
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