Economics
House Calls For Ethics Investigation Of Democratic Leaders
Written by House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
GOP Leader: "the American people have every right to expect that their members of congress are held to the highest ethical standards"
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
Yesterday, the House sent a strong public signal - with an overwhelming bipartisan vote- that an investigation of what ... Read more: House Calls For Ethics Investigation Of Democratic Leaders
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Obama Budget Raises Taxes and Doubles the National Debt
Written by Brian M. Riedl
Backgrounder #2382
The Heritage Foundation
Abstract: President Obama declared: "I didn't come here to pass our problems on to the next president or the next generation--I'm here to solve them." Yet rather than "solve" the runaway spending that is projected to cause historic deficits, the President's ... Read more: Obama Budget Raises Taxes and Doubles the National Debt
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The Global Debt Crisis
Written by Marius Gustavson
With all the attention being focused on whether or not there will be a sustainable recovery in 2010, the potential for a wave of sovereign-debt crises following the wake of the global recession has just recently started to appear on people's radar screens. Yet, such a wave should not be surprising.
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Brien Lundin: Gold Looking Good; Silver Even Better
Written by Gordon Holmes of The Gold Report
The gold rally that began last fall and drove gold through the $1,200 resistance level in late November doesn't seem to be panning out the way the rallies of 2005 and 2007 did. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Gold Newsletter editor and publisher Brien Lundin admits he's a bit worried about ... Read more: Brien Lundin: Gold Looking Good; Silver Even Better
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America's Economic Goose Is Cooked
Written by TheEconomicsCollapseBlog
The 2009 Financial Report Of The U.S. Government Is Out - America's Economic Goose Is Cooked
The 2009 Financial Report Of The U.S. Governmenthas finally been released, and the news is not good. It basically confirms much of what we already know - that the United States government is a complete ...
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President Request for a Half Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to House and Try Gitmo Detainees in U.S.
Written by Chuck Grassley Press Release
Grassley Questions President's Request for a Half Billion in Taxpayer Dollars
to House and Try Gitmo Detainees in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today continued questioning the Obama administration's decisions to bring the Guantanamo terrorist detainees to the United States to ...
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Baseball, Rawlings Bring New Meaning to Free Trade: PostScript
Written by Diane M. Grassi
In 2006, this reporter shed light on the seemingly unfair labor practices taking place in the Central American country of Costa Rica, in a factory operated by the Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc., and now a subsidiary of the multi-national corporation, Jarden Corp. As we embark upon the 2010 Major ... Read more: Baseball, Rawlings Bring New Meaning to Free Trade: PostScript
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How to Get the Corporate Money Out of Politics Once and for All
Written by Daniel Greenfield
Politicians constantly love to talk about ways of getting corporate money out of politics, even as they go right on taking that money. But so far no law or measure stands a chance of accomplishing that. McCain-Feingold didn't lead to cleaner politics, it just decentralized where the money went, ... Read more: How to Get the Corporate Money Out of Politics Once and for All
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The Dangers of Monetary Reform
Written by Kaj Grussner
Ludwig von Mises Institute
Austrians have long called for a reform of the monetary system. The current, Fed-driven, fiat-money system is on the verge of collapse. But however bad the current system is, a new system won't necessarily be better.
Many libertarians would favor a return to the gold ...
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