Category Archives: Economics

Well we have a new president in the wings.  Bush has been a disaster and I’m glad he’s finally going.  However I wonder how much change we’re really gonna get.  Obviously everyone’s list of things they want to change is … Continue reading →

Princeton Professor and former Fed vice chairman Alan Blinder recently published a piece in the New York Times called Is History Siding with Obama’s Economic Plan? One of his main conclusions is that Democratic presidents are better for economic growth: … Continue reading →

I can’t tell you how many times people have told me how great Canadian healthcare is:  its free (or cheap) and covers everyone.  Apparently, however, its not better for everyone.  According to this article, wait times are 5.5 weeks for … Continue reading →

GE wants your tax money for wind power.  But they promise you will get it back because wind projects more than pay for the tax credits they receive through creating new jobs, and generating company profits and taxes for the … Continue reading →

If the Government doesn’t fund it, it won’t get done. We hear this justification for government spending on a host of things.  The biggest most recently is probably ethanol.  Is it a good reason for the government to step in? … Continue reading →

Trade’s many enemies like to portray a world of evil multinationals moving jobs to third world countries where they take unfair advantage of the natives and foul up the environment.  As shown in the following article this is not necessarily … Continue reading →