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By Wes Keene | April 5, 2010 | In Category: Economy
9.7% unemployment. It seems that will become the new “fully employed” baseline. It’s stayed at that rate for so long that many simply accept it. Years of overpaying Federal workers at the expense of overcharged taxpayers have played a role in our current jobs crisis, but government isn’t working on that problem…they’re too busy recruiting.
The Misunderstood Free Markets – Part I
By Wes Keene | March 28, 2010 | In Category: Economy
Getting a lesson on economics from a crooked politician is bad enough. Getting it from the mainstream media is even worse. In this series of articles we’ll discuss what makes the free market tick, and why you needn’t fear nor hate it. In part one we discuss the basics of the markets and how our leaders try to pervert our understanding of it to suit their purposes.
The Misunderstood Free Markets – Part II
By Wes Keene | March 28, 2010 | In Category: Economy
The free market system in misunderstood, mishandled, and misrepresented in the media. In part two of our series, we take a look at the relationship between a buyer and a seller. We’ll also look at why some sentiments we hear from the media, just don’t add up.
As Regulation Increases, Consumers Pay The Price
By Wes Keene | March 22, 2010 | In Category: Economy, General
To be honest, the free market is less than ideal. In a perfect world basic necessities would be taken care of for everyone, prices would remain constant and low, and aspiring business people would be free to innovate and propser. The reality is much more bleak. Free markets cannot be everything to everyone, and in practice people end up making tough choices to pay their bills. The worse news is that attempting to regulate markets only makes the situation worse.
Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?!
By Wes Keene | March 14, 2010 | In Category: Economy, General
The recession has been rough on everyone. Everyone except government officials and those politically connected to them. that is. Typically, liberal politicians blow all of our cash on wasteful things like auto bailouts. Then the progressives trot out that old tired excuse to justify raising taxes: education.
Obama’s Lackluster Focus On Jobs
By Wes Keene | March 10, 2010 | In Category: Economy, General
We have a couple trillian bucks for an unpopular health care plan. We’ve got money to turn Thompson correctional facility in IL into Gitmo north. We have bailout money and stimulus money that does anything but stimulate. So where’s that new focus on jobs anyway?
No Turnaround On Economy
By Wes Keene | February 22, 2010 | In Category: Economy
Obama has spent countless time supporting a health care reform package the public simply doesn’t want. During the State Of The Union address we were told there would be a new focus on jobs…but where is it?
Fed Shows Massive Inflation Could Be Coming
By Wes Keene | February 18, 2010 | In Category: Economy
The Federal Reserve gods have raised the interest rate. Why do we give the Fed so much power though?
Unemployment Up 31K
By Wes Keene | February 18, 2010 | In Category: Economy
Weekly jobless numbers are out, and 31k higher than expected. When will politicians admit the stimulus bill was a disaster?
Climate Change The Subject Already
By Wes Keene | February 14, 2010 | In Category: Economy
So much attention has been paid recently to the record snow on the east coast, Texas’ rare snow on Friday, and the longer and colder than normal winter in many parts of the States. It’s not too surprising that many would point out the irony of the leftist push for carbon taxes to keep the [...]
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