Economics
That is the headline of today’s Wall St. Journal lead editorial (subs req)that cites the most recent CBO (Congressional Budget Office) Report that debunks all the claims from the redistributionist lefties like Senator “Two-Americas” Edwards and Hillary “the Bush Tax Cuts have been disasterous for working families” Clinton. A new study by the Congressional Budget […]
Image from streetcow.com Finally, the national media is taking a look at Hillary’s role as a director at Wal-Mart. Back in February 2006 I wondered aloud if Hillary would even run for president, and one of the main reasons I cited was her support for the Iraq War. Oh well, times, er, polls change and […]
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What is backdating of stock options? Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky explains, Stock options grant the recipient the right to buy shares at the stated price after a certain period of time has gone by. If the market price is higher than the so-called strike price, the employee makes money. Find a way to lower the price […]
Voters should pay very close attention to what Democrats say about being “fiscally responsible” and how they actually vote in Congress. If Katie or Brian failed to report on it last night on the “evening news” here is what happened yesterday: Yesterday House Democrats voted to impose the largest tax hike in American history. entire […]
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The New York Post has the story of the shifting goalposts when it comes to the executive compensation at the New York Times company. This is the same New York Times whose Pulitzer prize winning business writer has a series of articles called Gilded Paychecks. As our friend Don Luskin wryly noted today, WHERE’S GRETCHEN […]
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I had the honor of having one of my letters to the editor published in today’s Wall St Journal. Here it is. Gotta keep these “Democratic” Senators honest. Senator Conrad Has No Eyes to See a Booming Economy In his Feb. 16 Letter to the Editor “The Federal Debt Explosion,” Sen. Kent Conrad states, “The […]
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Last night we welcomed back one of our favorite guests, Mr. Don Luskin. Don is a subject matter expert on economic issues. He is the man behind the outstanding blog Poor and Stupid, he's also chief investment officer at Trend Marcolytics, a columnist for Smart Money and National Review. We asked Don about the impending […]