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Opinion
Economic Growth Is Strong. Why? And What’s Next?
The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently announced that GDP growth in the fourth quarter of last year was 3.3%. That meant for…
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Two Senators Take on the Big Pharma Beast
A recent Pew Research poll confirms that the vast majority of Americans believe special interests and their campaign contributions dominate our political…
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Inflation Rises to 3.4%,Likely to Go Higher
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the inflation data for December 2023. The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3%…
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Bidenomics Keeping US Economy Off Balance
The free market system, when left alone, will always reach a balance. Individual markets end up with a fair price…
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If Inflation Increases, Forget About Interest Rate Cuts
Recently, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that with the inflation rate falling and the labor market cooling, interest rates…
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Secretary Yellen Looks to Be Wrong Again
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently talked about the progress that the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve have made toward…
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Airline mergers will improve efficiency and benefit consumers
JetBlue Airways wants to buy Spirit Airlines. Alaska Airlines wants to buy Hawaiian Airlines. Both deals must be approved by…
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Despite Rhetoric, Inflation Remains a Major Problem
The good news is that the annual inflation rate has fallen from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022 to…
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Is Romney/Manchin a Winning Ticket?
There are apparently many Americans who don’t want either political party frontrunner to be president. A recent NPR-Marist poll found 65%…
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House Israel Aid Equipped With a Funding Source
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill to provide $14.3 billion in federal aid to Israel. Usually spending bills…
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The Fed’s Shockingly Irresponsible Interest Rate Pause
For the second consecutive meeting, the Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates constant. Just as it did in…
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UAW Deal Cements Wage-Price Spiral
As noted in a prior column, the country has started to experience the beginning of the dreaded wage-price spiral. This one,…
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Biden & Powell Are Vying to Become Carter & Burns
In the 1970s, inflation was increasing, federal government budget deficits were escalating, energy prices were rising, interest rates were spiking,…
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Latest CPI Proves Inflation Fight Must March On
The September consumer price index (CPI) number indicated that the annual inflation rate was 3.7%. This is the same annual…
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The Dreaded Wage-Price Spiral Has Already Begun
Perhaps the biggest fear about allowing inflation to linger, which the Federal Reserve has done by pausing interest rate hikes,…
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