Category Archives: economics
The ‘Hunger’ Hoax
It’s part of the larger poverty hoax. Dan Rather opened a CBS Evening News broadcast in 1991 by declaring, “One in eight American children is going hungry tonight.” Newsweek, the Associated Press, and the Boston Globe repeated this statistic, and … Continue reading
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In Verizon Strike, Unions Protest Obamacare Law They Supported
Two unions are on strike against Verizon Communications in protest of proposed company policies that the unions themselves helped bring about. Continue reading
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Job Destruction Makes Us Richer
Here’s what President Barack Obama said about our high rate of unemployment in an interview with NBC’s Ann Curry: “The other thing that happened, though — and this goes to the point you were just making — is there are … Continue reading
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Andrew Cuomo Limits Government
The Democratic governor could teach Washington a thing or two about being adult. A newly elected governor just persuaded his dysfunctional state legislature to close a multi-billion-dollar deficit, keep taxes in check, and limit annual Medicaid spending. Surely, these must … Continue reading
Obama’s Badger State Blues
A union defeat in Wisconsin could hurt the president’s re-election bid. During the past eight days, thousands of Wisconsin teachers walked out of classrooms, shutting down schools. Tens of thousands of public employees staged an apparent wildcat strike, flooding Wisconsin’s … Continue reading
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Green jobs company endorsed by Obama and Biden squandered $535 million in stimulus money
Solyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased the effectiveness of the Obama administration’s stimulus and green jobs initiatives, but instead it has become the center of congressional attention for waste, fraud and abuse of such programs. Continue reading
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