A Catastrophe Coming: One Year to Go
Welcome to the New Year! With 2010 upon us, it's appropriate to remind all Americans, once again, of a tax law time bomb that continues to tick methodically. There are now only twelve months to go before detonation. What is the cause of this coming disaster? Let me take you back nearly nine years...
Another Scapegoat Bites the Dust
The fallout from our current economic malaise continues as Christopher Cox voluntarily steps down and out as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It had to be, of course, as he became one of the convenient snowflakes on which to blame the financial blizzard. The opening salvo...
Hail the Credentialed Economist
e-con-o-mist (i kon'a mist), n. one who philosophizes about other peoples' money. In case you haven't heard, it's now official. America can avoid a depression. The program offered by Dennis F. Paulaha, Ph.D. Economics, spokesman for RemortgageAmerica, is simplicity itself. The Plan: The federal g...
Dishonesty Proclaimed as a Revelation
News Item: Survey Reveals Students' Dishonesty. For those of you who imagined otherwise, high-school-aged youths will shoplift from a store or cheat on an exam. It's official now. The Josephson Institute, a nonprofit foundation based in Los Angeles, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 randomly chosen...
A Rescue of Main Street
In the closing weeks of the election now thankfully concluded, attention focused on the failing economy and a need for the federal government to address the problems quickly and effectively. Amidst passage of the $700 billion bailout legislation, the Bush administration proposed purchase of "toxi...