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Why the U.S. Is Nothing At All Like Greece

Posted on: Feb 18, 2012, Source: Dollars and Sense

It wasn’t just the austerity packages of 2010 and 2011 that pushed Greece into a governmental and economic crisis.

Voodoo Economics and Laffer's Latest Curve

Posted on: Oct 25, 2010, Source: Dollars and Sense

Laffer is not the least bit serious; policymakers and voters should not let him stand in the way of a tax that merely asks those who have benefited the most to contribute the most.

Don't Fear the Deficit Bogeyman

Posted on: Nov 26, 2009, Source: Dollars and Sense

A second dose of deficit-financed stimulus spending would create a lot of jobs that America needs.

Why "Economic Freedom" Is Just Another Way of Saying "Headed for a Cliff"

Posted on: Sep 29, 2009, Source: Dollars and Sense

Supposedly a tool for measuring financial autonomy, the Index of Economic Freedom does little more than usher in the same policies that caused our financial crisis.

Why the Bailout Won't Do Anything for the Root of the Problem

Posted on: Oct 15, 2008, Source: Dollars and Sense

Nothing in the plan will stabilize plummeting home values.

Climate Reality Eludes the Business Press

Posted on: Aug 26, 2008, Source: Dollars and Sense

For the Wall Street Journal's editors, fear of a bigger government outweighs the fear of a warmer planet.

Lift the Social Security Cap -- It Won't Hurt, But It Will Help

Posted on: Apr 24, 2008, Source: Dollars and Sense

Lifting the cap on Social Security taxes would in no way increase the burden on middle-income families.

How Deep Will the Recession Go?

Posted on: Feb 7, 2008, Source: Dollars and Sense

The economic recovery underway since late 2001 is probably over. Too bad many Americans never got to experience it.