In response to a recent editorial in the N&O, I submitted the following letter: The N&O editors claim that President Obama “plainly is correct” in his warning that a ... Keep Reading
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New Analysis Shows NC Losing Jobs Faster Than National Trend
Posted today at newgeography.com is an interesting state-by-state analysis of job growth (or loss) over the last four years. What sets this analysis apart is that it measures job ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: N.C. Voters Negative on Economy
Raleigh, N.C. – Attitudes among North Carolina voters remain bleak concerning the economy as most say it will take at least two years or more for the recession to ... Keep Reading
Consumer Spending Not the Problem During Recession
The indispensable economist Robert Higgs updates us on an ongoing theme I have discussed here a number of times in the past: the myth that it is consumer spending that drives ... Keep Reading
Obama to Offer More Failed Stimulus Plans in Speech
In his speech tomorrow evening, President Obama is expected to discuss another dose of failed policies to "jumpstart" the economy. According to Bloomberg: President Barack Obama ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Grim Recession Outlook among NC Voters
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina voters remain negative on economic recovery as 60 percent believe it will take over 2 years for the recession to end, according to a new poll ... Keep Reading
Paying People Not to Work Does Not Stimulate the Economy
A compromise deal was struck in DC that would avoid significant tax increases but would extend even further unemployment benefits that we have no money to pay for. It may make ... Keep Reading
The Shoe Fits, Now Wear It
The late Nobel-prize winning economist Milton Friedman once famously observed: “Nobody spends someone else’s money as carefully as he spends his own. Nobody uses somebody else’s ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving Week Interactive Quiz
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