Tag Archives: President Clinton

Opposing the Bully Mentality—Part II

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs How does one stop the bullies? Put simply, find a way to stand up to them. Economic bullies behave no differently than individuals when confronted by a person or organization willing to oppose them. But how are the … Continue reading →

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Where Are The Brave Ones?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Now that China has replaced 1980s Japan as the economy that might surpass us, can we find one brave policy maker, (including President Obama), that’s willing to sound the alarm? China now has a robot roaming the … Continue reading →

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Post-WWII Lessons—How to Reduce Debt?

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs There is a productive way to pay down the federal and consumer debt loads instead of the austerity policies currently in vogue both here and in Europe (i.e., that cut taxes and government spending). It’s means implementing policies … Continue reading →

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Next 4 Years—Back to the Future

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs President Obama’s victory means it’s Back to the Future for economic as well as social policies. It means he now has the mandate to implement what the electorate chose him for—a functioning government to not only fix disasters … Continue reading →

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More Jobs Equals Happier Consumers

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It is not secret by now that whoever convinces the majority they are the best jobs creator will win the Presidential election. Today’s 171,000 payroll increase with upward revisions for the past 2 months may tilt things … Continue reading →

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Romney’s 47 Percent Solution

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We know that Mitt Romney at a Florida fundraiser claimed that there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for President Obama no matter what, and “my job is not to worry about those people. … Continue reading →

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It’s Ryancare vs. Obamacare

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

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?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

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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Smart Government Creates Better Growth

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs It is smart government that creates better economic growth, not smaller government, per se.  Smart government means effective government that finances and regulates what the private sector can’t or won’t.  So that doesn’t mean downsizing government for its … Continue reading →

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Let’s Put Americans Back to Work

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs It’s becoming evident that rather than political gridlock, such as the congressional supercommittee’s obsession with spending cuts, we need to worry about economic growth and jobs. And there are some very good ideas on how to do that, … Continue reading →

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