Pertinent Category: Daily Economy

Failed Proof that Every Vote Counts

– May 2, 2024

“Many candidates who have vociferously insisted that ‘every vote counts’ push policies that deny vast numbers of Americans the right to get what they would vote for if given the choice.” ~Gary Galles

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Stakeholder Statism is Coming

– May 2, 2024

“ESG follows the trajectory of efforts by the progressive left to replace a free, voluntary, and competitive society… with centrally ordered institutions… to engineer their preferred society.” ~Richard M. Reinsch

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They Can Afford It!

– May 1, 2024

“Even companies with unusually high net worth cannot, in fact, afford to pay workers more than those workers contribute to the companies’ bottom lines.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

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Take National Security Off Auto-Pilot

– May 1, 2024

“We have squandered our own scarce resources, bred animosity overseas, and frequently made existing conditions worse.” ~Andrew Byers

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Taxpayer Rights Revival in California

– April 30, 2024

“With inflation shrinking the purchasing power of their dollar and faced with higher tax bills because of ‘bracket creep,’ taxpayers are starting to push back against wasteful government spending again.” ~Thomas Savidge

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A Marxist Economist Explains Why Socialism Could Never Create a PS5

– April 30, 2024

“A clip going viral on social media reveals that this marvelous invention could only be produced in a capitalist system.” ~Jon Miltimore

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Sanders’s 4-Day Week Will Kill Flexible Jobs

– April 29, 2024

“Many Americans juggle multiple or part-time jobs to make ends meet. This policy would add another layer of complexity and constraint in a market that requires more flexibility, not less.” ~Vance Ginn

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Weaving Stable Neighborhoods

– April 29, 2024

“It’s simply unconscionable that so many of us continue to invest our charitable time and treasure into projects that undermine social cohesion rather than building it.” ~Rachel Ferguson

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Economists’ Advocacy for a Carbon Tax Is Misguided

– April 29, 2024

“The reality is that bureaucrats and politicians would likely choose a metric aligned with their self-interest or with the interests of those who currently hold power.” ~Kenneth W. Costello

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Inflation Declined in March, But Remains High

– April 26, 2024

“Market participants continue to expect the Fed will cut its federal funds rate target this year — just not anytime soon.” ~ William J. Luther

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US Economic Growth Plunges in First Quarter 2024

– April 26, 2024

“Much of the post-COVID economic growth has been built atop the unsustainable pillars of fiscal and monetary stimuli.” ~Peter C. Earle

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Is Argentine Disinflation Sustainable?

– April 26, 2024

“Milei’s lack of political support in Congress adds to the uncertainty surrounding his ability to successfully pass deregulatory reforms… it is premature to declare victory on the fiscal and inflationary fronts in Argentina.” ~Nicolás Cachanosky

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