Topic: Fiscal Policy

“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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“The Great Debt Bubble of 2011” – Johan Norberg

– January 14, 2011

“‘The worst of the storm has passed,’ declared Barack Obama at the start of last year, seeking to calm the fearful. For his part, Gordon Brown assured Britain that talk of tough years ahead was ‘simply not true’. Both men spoke of their resolve to cure …

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“Foreigners Shun Europe’s Bonds, and Debt Piles Up” – NYT

– January 13, 2011

“Greece. Ireland. And now, it seems, Portugal. While the circumstances that have driven these debt-ridden members ofthe euro zone to the brink differ, they share one common characteristic: all three countries aggressively tapped their domestic banking …

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“Fed’s Fisher Against Any QE2 Expansion”

– January 13, 2011

“In interviews ahead of his speech, Fisher took a softer tone to the Fed’s current program, known as QE2. While he did not support it, Fisher said he was not eager to make any changes to the $75 billion per-month pace of purchases that is set to end in …

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“Gold May Rise as European Sovereign-Debt Crisis Spurs Demand for a Haven”

– January 12, 2011

“Gold, little changed in London, may rise after a member of theFederal Reserve said the bank could pare back stimulus measures and Europe’s governments wrestled with the sovereign-debt crisis, boosting demand for a haven. Federal Reserve Bank of Philad …

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“ECB Intervenes As Debt Crisis Deepens” – Financial Times

– January 11, 2011

“The European Central Bank intervened to prop up the eurozone bond markets on Monday as political leaders and bankers warned the debt crisis was deepening amid fears Portugal was edging closer to an international bail-out. Although European Union offic …

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“ECB Gives Portugal Temporary Lifeline, Traders Say”

– January 11, 2011

“The European Central Bank threw Portugal a temporary lifeline on Monday by buying up its bonds, traders said, as market and peer pressure mounted for Lisbon to seek an international bailout soon. A senior euro zone source said on Sunday that Germany, …

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