Topic: Fiscal Policy

“Economic Outlook: The new Greece” – UPI

– February 16, 2011

“Budget plans seldom have happy as a starting point. Spending proposed by the White House Monday is certainly no exception. Facing a Republican majority House, the budget sets up a dancing-as-fast-as-we-can scenario, like a Mexican hat dance, in which …

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“Follow the Money” – Jeffrey Bell

– February 14, 2011

“Freshman Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson, one of the most promising of the new wave of Tea Party-allied Republican legislators, was chosen to give the Republican radio address, delivered just after President Obama’s weekly radio offering, on Saturday, J …

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“Bill Gross Cuts Government Bond Holdings Again” – WSJ

– February 14, 2011

“The Pimco Total Return Fund is the world’s largest bond fund, so Bill Gross’ market moves and musings can carry a lot of weight in the markets. Gross is founder and co-chief investment officer of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pimco. Billy has been gripi …

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“Chronicle of a Debt Foretold” – Economist

– January 28, 2011

“An odd thing occurred this week. Britain’s national debt jumped by £1.3 trillion, virtually 100% of GDP, and hardly anyone paid attention. The bad news was crowded out by the surprise 0.5% drop in national output in the last quarter of 2010. There was …

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“U.S. Must Reduce Deficit, IMF Warns” – Washington Post

– January 28, 2011

“U.S. officials must act quickly to control government deficits or face slower growth and even more difficult choices in the future, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday in a report criticizing the tepid U.S. response to its rising public debt …

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The Wrong Way to Double Exports – Judy Shelton

– January 26, 2011

Beware of President Obama’s call for a doubling of U.S. exports over the next five years as a way to reduce the unemployment rate. The obvious quick route to export success for any nation is to depreciate its currency. Dollar depreciation is already be …

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“Transcript: GOP Response From Rep. Paul Ryan” – NPR

– January 26, 2011

“Millions of families have fallen on hard times not because of our ideals of free enterprise — but because our leaders failed to live up to those ideals; because of poor decisions made in Washington and Wall Street that caused a financial crisis, squan …

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Judy Shelton on Just Facts Radio!

– January 26, 2011

“On January 25, 2011 Jim Agresti and Steve Cardone interviewed eminent economist and global finance specialist Dr. Judy Shelton about the importance of sound money. Dr. Shelton is Co-Director of the Sound Money Project at the Atlas Economic Research Fo …

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“Global Price Fears Mount” – WSJ

– January 24, 2011

“Mr. Trichet argues that budget discipline would help growth in Europe more than renewed stimulus, and called on the euro zone’s 17 member countries to strengthen “surveillance” of each other’s fiscal policies. In Europe, budget discipline benefits gro …

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“John Taylor: The Republicans’ Shadow Fed Chairman”

– January 21, 2011

“Taylor’s followers include the new GOP House leadership, the chairmen of key House committees, Presidential hopefuls, conservative thinkers, and others suspicious of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s stimulative monetary policy and perceived all …

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“Put Off Badly Needed Budget Cuts? Austerity Doesn’t Mean No Growth” – Reynolds

– January 19, 2011

The Times’ real point was to argue that, “Whatever the sum .. . cutting billions would be foolish at a time when joblessness is high and the recovery needs stimulus, not tightening. … Spending cuts need not and should not start today, but the nation …

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“Does Government Spending Affect Economic Growth” – Mercatus

– January 19, 2011

“Government spending, even in a time of crisis, is not an automatic boon for an economy’s growth. A body of empirical evidence shows that, in practice, government outlays designed to stimulate the economy may fall short of that goal. Such findings have …

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