Category Archives: Economics

Obama Czar-zarama

Posted on July 31, 2009 by RayH

Wikipedia has done a nice job of listing all the czars — and even made note of Glenn Beck’s criticism of so many powerful positions with little to no accountability to congress (or we the people) amounting to a “shadow … Continue reading →

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The Government Pays For Nothing

Posted on July 29, 2009 by RayH

As I listen to, and read, various news items and commentary (I note them separately — news and commentary — but they’ve pretty much blended into one these days) I hear the phrase “the government pays for…” this and that. … Continue reading →

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Green Jobs: hope or hype?

Posted on July 28, 2009 by RayH

Tank thinker, Samuel Sherraden, lays out a more reasonable estimate on the economic impact of the heavily-subsidized green companies. It is a fact-filled appriasal which contrasts starkly with Obama’s rhetoric on how the green initiatives (in the cap and trade … Continue reading →

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Fred Barnes wonders if our president is an economic illiterate

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Rockport Conservative

In the latest issue of The Weekly Standard he asks the question. Then goes on to answer it. Is President Obama an economic illiterate? Harsh as that sounds, there’s growing evidence he understands little about economics and even less about … Continue reading →

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