Category: Economics
At Kids' Expense
September 3rd, 2010Wall Street Journal: DOE Says Majority in Absent Teacher Reserve Pool Do Nothing to Find New Jobs
New York is the only city in the country where teachers are guaranteed pay for life even when their school closes and they are put out of a permanent job… more »
That About Sums It All Up
September 1st, 2010USA Today: Interview with Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey
Q: What's the result of the Wild Oats merger?
A: The end result is that it's been great. Our Wild Oats same-store sales were up like 16% in the second quarter.
Q: Would you do that merger ag… more »
Ron Paul Strikes Again
August 30th, 2010Ron Paul: A Tea Party Foreign Policy: Why the growing grassroots movement can't fight big government at home while supporting it abroad.
As many frustrated Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand against big government at home… more »
99 Weeks Of Unemployment Checks
August 30th, 2010Robert Barro: The Folly of Subsidizing Unemployment more »
The Invisible Hand
August 28th, 2010David Brooks: The Parent Model
Stimulus size is not the key factor in determining how quickly a country emerges from recession. The U.S. tried big, but is emerging slowly. The Germans tried small, and are recovering nicely.
The economy can’t be pla… more »
As Predicted, Thanks To Cash For Clunkers
August 25th, 2010Used Car Prices Up As Much as 30% more »
"The Goldilocks Theory Of Mortgage Intervention"
August 24th, 2010Arnold Kling: A Consensus to Question
Old consensus: we need Freddie and Fannie in order to make housing "affordable."
New consensus: we need them in order to "prevent further house price delicnes," in other words, to make housing less affordable. more »
Sin Taxes
August 20th, 2010Don Boudreaux: Live Free Or Die
Vincent DeMarco thinks that among the justifications for Maryland’s ‘sin taxes’ on cigarettes and alcohol is the fact that they “save lives” (Letters, August 19).
Let’s grant that these taxes do, in fact, extend Mary… more »
Only Former Politicians See The Light
August 9th, 2010Mexico Ex-President Fox Calls for Drug Legalization as Way to End ViolenceFormer Mexican President Vicente Fox said his country should legalize the production and sale of drugs in order to curb rising cartel-related violence. Legalizing narcotics… more »
Democrat Discovers Laws Of Economics
July 23rd, 2010Boston Herald: Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax
Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I.
...… more »
Free Trade
July 22nd, 2010How A 17-Year-Old Craigslist-Swapped An Old Phone For A Porsche
Ortiz, a 17-year-old high-schooler, had no such help. Instead, he spent the better part of two years tied to his iPhone, skimming Craigslist and carefully picking out trades he knew he co… more »
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