Showing posts with label Furchgott-Roth. Show all posts
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Weekend edition: Laffer and Moore on state taxes; Forbes on Romney; Spitznagel on the Fed.

From The WSJ, Art Laffer and Stephen Moore argue states without income taxes are economically healthier.

At Forbes, Steve Forbes urges Mitt Romney to defend free markets vigorously.

In The WSJ, Mark Spitznagel explains how the Fed enriches the top 1%.

On The Kudlow Report, David Malpass analyzes the slow recovery:



At Forbes, Peter Ferrara analyzes progressive economic fallacies.

In The WSJ, Stephen Moore reports a Florida Tea Party dust up.

From The Manhattan Institute, Diana Furchtgott-Roth explains that raising investment taxes will result in less investment and push capital overseas.

At NRO, Larry Kudlow highlights the slow 2.5% growth rate.

The NY Sun applauds the Shadow Open Market Committee.

At The Mises Institute, Frank Shostak doubts that Ben Bernanke saved the economy from another depression.

From The Peterson Institute, C. Fred Bergsten argues for a lower dollar, tax increases (though not on businesses or incomes), and trade barriers on China unless it raises the yuan. Around 1:06, he suggests President Nixon’s 1971 import surcharge to “rebalance” world exchange rates was a success:



The Examiner reports US Rep. Eric Cantor (VA) citing supply-side economics in support of his small business tax cut bill.

At The American, Steve Hayward doubts the instability of the oil-to-gold ratio.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Weekend edition: Domitrovic defends Romney's supply-side tax plan; Kudlow bashes the Fed's sterilized bond purchases; Grant critiques the Fed.

From Forbes, Brian Domitrovic defends Mitt Romney’s supply-side rhetoric.

On NRO, Larry Kudlow pans the Fed’s sterilized bond purchase plan.

At Forbes, Nathan Lewis explains a gold/dollar link would match currency supply with demand.

From Alhambra Partners, John Chapman suggests a US consensus on progressive taxation.

On CNBC, James Grant discusses the global loose money binge:



In The WSJ, Allan Meltzer notes similar patterns of wealth accumulation among the top 1% in European social democracies as in the US.

On US News, Bruce Yandle suggests bringing back the Misery Index.

In The WSJ, Stephen Moore argues California learn economic lessons from North Dakota.

From MarketWatch, Prof. Michael Bordo worries the Fed may be in danger of overshooting on inflation.

In The WSJ, George Melloan reviews a book on escalating compliance costs in US companies.

From The Manhattan Institute, Diana Furchgott-Roth refutes income inequality claims.

On The Kudlow Report, James Pethokoukis debates the latest job creation numbers:



At American Breaking Point, Charles Goyette remembers Jude Wanniski.

In Fiscal Times, Bruce Bartlett examines who is really rich today.