Tag: Economics and Financial Services

Obama’s $1000 Rebate Plan Won’t Work August 11, 2008Art Carden Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama has proposed a plan to ease the pain of high gas prices by granting an “emergency” […]

Problems, and Government Interventions, Keep Growing August 6, 2008William F. Shughart IIDetroit Free Press According to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, most Americans want government to “do more to […]

Politicians, Voters Pillage Set-Aside Funds to Plug Budget Gaps August 4, 2008Michael Reksulak Mirroring a $534 million shortfall in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 2008-09 proposed budget for Los Angeles, planned expenditures for […]

The Net Effect of Minimum Wage July 29, 2008Art Carden Last week, the federal minimum wage increased from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. While some are celebrating the change […]

For those of you (like me) using LinkedIn for professional networking, Jason Alba has some excellent advice about backing up your profile and connections.  Why?  Because you never know… Read […]

Wal-Mart, Innovation, and Access July 17, 2008Art Carden Last week, Wal-Mart’s revised application to build a new store in Cordova, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, was accepted by the local […]

Airlines and Speculation July 16, 2008Art CardenStandard Journal, Havre Daily News Spurred by the claim that speculators are to blame for skyrocketing oil prices, airline executives are circulating an open […]

Does Globalization Destroy Culture? July 8, 2008Art Carden The latest summit between G8 leaders brings with it the usual litany of complaints about globalization: environmental degradation, exploitation of sweatshop labor, […]

Near Insanity at the Federal Reserve July 3, 2008Dominick T. Armentano The latest economic news isn’t pretty. Price inflation is raging everywhere, yet in most housing markets, sales are weak […]

Agricultural Policy: The Seen and the Unseen July 2, 2008Ernest C. Pasour Jr., Randal R. Rucker The full long-run effects of any government program are never known in advance. To […]