Taxing the Rich Myth
The Roaring 20s Revealed the Folly of “Tax the Rich” Schemes A steeply progressive tax code, where the rich pay significantly more and the poor and middle class pay significantly less, doesn’t achieve its intended goal of raising [...]
The Worlds 1%
Are You in the Top One Percent of the World? BY DANIEL KURT, Oct 29, 2018 A few short years ago, the “Occupy” movement helped put the spotlight on income inequality around the globe. While the protestors have long [...]
Why Central Bankers Missed the Crisis
WSJ November 17, 2018 The lesson of 2008, a top economist says, is that monetary maestros don’t pay enough attention to financial markets. Are they making the same mistake again? By Joseph C. Sternberg | 1641 words Basel, [...]
5 Reasons to Worry About Soaring Federal Debt
Compared to the size of the economy, today’s federal debt is, by far, the highest in our peacetime history. Chris Edwards October 21, 2018 The US Treasury reports that the federal budget deficit was $779 billion in fiscal 2018. The deficit is [...]
Bad Medicine for Doc’s & Patients
Medicare for All: Bad for Doctors and Patients Alike October 22, 2018 | By The Association of Mature American Citizens Medicare for All has been gaining considerable traction in American left-wing political circles over the last year, becoming a [...]
UBI: Universal Basic Income
Giving Away Money Won’t End Poverty, but It Will Destroy Something Special About America by Jarrett Stepman October 25, 2018 One of the left’s hot new policy ideas is simply to give money to everyone to end poverty. [...]