Tag Archives: Paul Ryan

Why Do We Need QE3?

Financial FAQs It’s not hard to see why we need “QE3”, the Fed’s bond buying program to keep long term interest rates low. It’s almost an act of desperation. The Fed is the only game in town to stimulate growth … Continue reading

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Repubs Platform—Reverse Robin Hoodism

The Financial FAQs Reagan Budget Director David Stockman and even President Obama have called it the reverse the Robin Hood effect, or taking the meager wealth from the poorest to give to the wealthiest. Because the Tea Party has created … Continue reading

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It’s Ryancare vs. Obamacare

POPULAR ECONOMICS WEEKLY Will Ryancare replace Obamacare? Ryancare could become the campaign buzzword with Mitt Romney’s choice of Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential candidate. Ryancare is bringing budget-cutting austerity that Paul Ryan once called his “Path to … Continue reading

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Why Our Declining Safety Net?

Popular Economics Weekly Why are the fears of a declining social safety net for social security and Medicare increasing? Barron’s Gene Epstein recently warned of dire consequences for future generations as some 78 million baby boomers begin to retire. . … Continue reading

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Ryan Budget Punishes the Poorest—A Return to ‘Les Miserables’?

Popular Economics Weekly We know Victor Hugo’s message is alive and well when Paul Ryan’s latest budget proposal continues to punish the poorest for the sins of the wealthiest who caused the Great Recession, and have yet to be punished. … Continue reading

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The Terrible Cost of Bush II’s Deficit

Popular Economics Weekly It is now becoming evident just how much damage the GW Bush budget deficit has done to the U.S. In part from the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, which sharply reduced taxes on income, capital gains, … Continue reading

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2012 Election—The Propaganda Campaign Begins

Financial FAQs Now that Mitt Romney seems to have sewed up the Republican delegates needed for his Presidential candidacy, the war for the Hearts and Minds of Americans begins in earnest. And we can trust that the Lee Atwater—Karl Rove … Continue reading

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Why are Some States Poorer Than Others?

Financial FAQs We have austerity in our own country as a result of the Great Recession, but it doesn’t fall equally on all states. In fact, states suffering the most are mainly those in the South, Midwest and manufacturing rust … Continue reading

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