Taxes and Growth

 

Commentaries

Lottocracy

by Pete du Pont

[Wall Street Journal| August 31, 2007] Curtail the First Amendment? Why not just do away with elections?

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Moral Hazard at the Fed

by Bob McTeer

[Dallas Morning News | August 23, 2007] With the recent credit crunch and drop in the markets, pundits criticized Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for not taking action sooner. But there are reasons why the Fed is so reluctant to intervene in financial markets.

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Don't Dismiss Our Dismal Savings Rate

by Bob McTeer

[The Wall Street Journal | July 17, 2007] The main fallacy in monetary theory and policy is the confusion of money and wealth. The bottom line is that real wealth has to be produced; it can't be printed.

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Dems Want You to Take a Hike

by Pete du Pont

[The Wall Street Journal | May 24, 2007] The hottest domestic political issue of the coming two years will be federal income taxes. 

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P=MV/Q

by Bob McTeer

[The Wall Street Journal | January 23, 2007] While a weaker economy might well reduce inflation, that isn't a necessary condition. Faster growth can also reduce inflation.

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