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Obama Proposes Tax Breaks for Business: Too Little, Too Late?

8 September 2010

Where were you on December 1, 2007? It’s one of those dates that you’re likely not to remember. But according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, that’s about when the recession really started. If you believe that we’re still in a recession (and most economists seem to), that makes 34 months. We’ve had stimulus [...]

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The New Adventures of the Old Alan Greenspan

7 August 2010

First appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1987 as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Served under not one but three Republican presidents, including both Presidents Bush. Self-described “lifelong libertarian Republican.” So you’d think that Alan Greenspan would be all about the current Republican agenda to extend the Bush tax cuts – the very tax cuts he [...]

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State of the Union (Psst: It Ain’t So Good)

28 January 2010

Last night, President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address. As it expected, it largely focused on the economy – especially taxes and job creation. If you didn’t manage to stay up for the whole thing – or you’re a closet Phineas and Ferb fan and opted to watch Disney instead – follows [...]

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Happy Tax Freedom Day!

13 April 2009

Happy Tax Freedom Day! And if you’re thinking it feels early this year, you’re right… In 2009, Tax Freedom Day in the US arrives on April 13, the earliest it’s appeared since 1967, according to the Tax Foundation. That’s more than a week earlier than last year and two weeks earlier than in 2007. Tax [...]

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Economic Stimulus Didn’t Help Us, Most Small Business Owners Say

22 July 2008

Despite the fact that former Sen. Phil Gramm thinks that Americans are merely in a “mental recession”, a survey conducted by Suffolk University seems to imply otherwise. More than 80% of those surveyed (all small business owners from across the country with 100 employees or less) believe the country is in an actual economic recession. [...]

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Is Education Important?

31 March 2008

As talk of recession increases, I’m hearing more and more folks question the merits of higher education. I have to say, I completely understand where they are coming from… While it’s true that many jobs require a college education – or beyond (like law) – increasingly, you can find a decent job without a college [...]

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