Money & The Economy

Conference Board Employment Index Increased Again in November

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in November to 103.7, up from the revised figure…

15 years ago

8.6% Unemployment is NOT Good News

To read the first paragraph of the Bureau of Labor statistics one might think that the jobs situation in the…

15 years ago

Payroll Tax Debate: The Truth Comes Out in the U.S. Senate

On Thursday, Dec.1st the battle to extend the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance benefits reached new heights in the…

15 years ago

Newt Gingrich's "Growth" Plan: It's About Welfare

I think it's about time we take a good look at Newt Gingrich's plan to reform welfare entitlements through "promoting…

15 years ago

Black Friday Weekend Retail Sales Increase 1.9 Percent, Foot-Traffic Down 1.8

CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2011  -- Black Friday weekend is shifting to encompass days prior to the big shopping event, with stores seeing…

15 years ago

The FairTax Series: America's Road To Prosperity Part 2

In this installment of the FairTax series I want to cover the cost of compliance and enforcement with today’s tax…

15 years ago

Fed's Bernanke Props Up EU With Loan-sharking Scheme

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has reached out to Europe in what is being mischaracterized across America as just…

15 years ago

Rejecting FairTax Part Two: What You Don't Know About FairTax

In Part One, I'll cover the dangers of taxing consumption as a major source of government revenue, both to the individual…

15 years ago

The FairTax Series: America's Road To Prosperity, Part 1

This is the first of a 5 part series I am writing based on the book "The FAIRTAX: The Truth".…

15 years ago

SAAB: Symptom Of A Bailout Culture

SAAB Automobile AB announced today that, for the sixth month in a row, they can't meet payroll. The backstory for this American…

15 years ago