Showing posts with label FDR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FDR. Show all posts

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Thursday items: Forbes talks to GW Bush; Woodhill on Obamacare; Rove urges Romney to focus on growth.

From Forbes, Steve Forbes talks taxes and trade with President George W. Bush.

At Forbes, Louis Woodhill quotes Jude Wanniski to argue Obamacare must be repealed.

The Washington Times reports Mitt Romney leading the President on the economy.

In The WSJ, Karl Rove urges Romney to counter the President’s class warfare with focus on growth.

The Spectator features a symposium with Stephen Moore and US Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) on the budget and taxes:



In The WSJ, Dan Henninger parallels the President’s rhetoric with FDR’s in 1936.

Reason highlights the President’s scapegoating of oil speculators.

At TGSN, Ralph Benko recounts the history of the post-Civil War Legal Tender Cases.

From National Review in 1978, Alan Reynolds and William Peterson promote the gold standard.

Also from the NR archive, Bruce Bartlett argues for supply-side tax cuts.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Tuesday summary: The WSJ on cap gains tax rates; Kudlow on tax increases; Fine on dollar confidence and Bernanke.

The WSJ highlights the positive revenue effects of cutting the capital gains tax.

In The WSJ, Amity Shlaes cites FDR and Coolidge to argue tax policy should focus on competition not fairness.

On The Kudlow Report, Larry opposes raising tax rates:



On RCM, financier Eric Fine argues Ben Bernanke reduces confidence in the dollar by dismissing the gold standard.

From Alhambra Partners, Joseph Calhoun fears economic weakness will spur QE3.

In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn complains about the byzantine tax code.

From ISI, George Gilder debates technology and the prospects for growth:



In The NYT, Bruce Bartlett suggests eliminating income taxes for the lower 75% of earners and replacing the revenue with a 12.5% VAT.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Wednesday round up.

At IBD, Jed Graham explains how growth rates impact fiscal deficits.

Michael J. Boskin debunks the President's economic analysis.


Brian Wesbury predicts solid economic growth.


At Fox News, Greta Van Sustern interviews The WSJ's Stephen Moore.


Rebelyid.com compares Laffer and Krugman.


CEO Jim Prevor rebuts Keynesian Alan Blinder.


Calwatchdog.com analyzes tax rates and budget deficits.


Rich Karlgaard wonders why more pundits don't ask employers why they aren't hiring.


Bloomberg's Caroline Baum examines employment statistics.


At NRO, Amity Schlaes challenges Conrad Black's analysis of FDR.


Megan McArdle suggests substituting spending for tax cuts is weak stimulus.


Newt Gingrich assesses barriers to job creation.


Congress presses the Fed to provide more monetary stimulus.


To increase exports, President Obama will pursue stalled trade deals.


Coin dealers are up in arms about a new tax on gold coins.


This site has a collection of Friedrich von Hayek interviews.