For several years I worked at America's Community Bankers in the Government Relations department. Aside from the daily work assisting the EVP, I was assigned project management responsibilties for several annual […]
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Tag: Economics and Financial Services
Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production. – Ayn Rand
The Contradictions of Secretary Geithner
The Contradictions of Secretary Geithner May 20, 2009D. W. MacKenzie In a recent interview Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner admitted that Federal Reserve monetary policy “was too loose for too long.” Geithner’s […]
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We Don’t Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis
We Don't Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis May 7, 2009Art CardenForeignPolicy.com During this time of global economic crisis, the venerable Karl Marx is enjoying newfound popularity. He is […]
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Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results
Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results May 6, 2009Art Carden The world is mired in an economic crisis, people are wondering if capitalism still works, we’re a few short […]
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The Illusion of ‘Green Jobs’
The Illusion of 'Green Jobs' April 22, 2009Andrew P. Morriss “Green jobs” are touted as the universal cure-all, saving the environment and the economy at the same time. Congress included […]
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Obama’s Plan is Debt Disaster
Obama’s Plan is Debt Disaster April 7, 2009Richard K. Vedder Throughout America, unemployment is high and rising, and an activist president wants to do something about it, also using economic decline […]
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Some Good—and Bad—Ideas for Funding Roads
Some Good—and Bad—Ideas for Funding Roads March 30, 2009Gabriel Roth What are we to make of the report of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, delivered on February 26? […]
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Regulators Force a “Good Neighbor” out of Florida
Regulators Force a “Good Neighbor” out of Florida March 23, 2009Lawrence S. Powell On January 27, State Farm Florida Insurance Company, the largest provider of homeowners insurance in the Sunshine […]
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Should Bailed-Out Homeowners be Required to Pay Restitution?
Should Bailed-Out Homeowners be Required to Pay Restitution? March 17, 2009Stan J. Liebowitz The U.S. public is outraged at the $165 million in bonuses paid to employees of insurance giant […]
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Avoid Japan’s Mistakes
Avoid Japan’s Mistakes March 8, 2009Benjamin Powell Those who think the $787 billion “stimulus” bill will chase the blues from the economy should look at Japan’s experience in the 1990s, […]
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