Showing posts with label Karl Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karl Smith. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Wednesday round up: Breen critiques Romney's tax plan; China won't revalue its currency; IBD refutes Krugman on Reagan's Keynesian record.

At Supply-Side Forum, Ed Breen critiques the Romney tax plan.

The WSJ notes the Fed is weighing sterilized bond purchases (h/t: Larry Kudlow).

Reuters reports China refuses to bow to US pressure to appreciate the yuan (h/t: Bretton Woods Research).

On The Kudlow Report, former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie suggests Obamacare should be central to the 2012 campaign:



IBD rebuts Paul Krugman's claim that President Reagan was a better Keynesian than President Obama.

From First Trust, Brian Wesbury highlights the French proposal to raise the top tax rate to 75%.

In IBD, James Carter and Jason Fichtner advocate the corporate tax becoming a major campaign issue.

At CNBC, John Carney contrasts Austrian economics with Modern Monetary Theory.

In Forbes, Richard Salsman advocates positive financial reforms.

At TGSN, Ralph Benko notes the monetary difficulties following abolition of the First National Bank.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform argues against legal immigration. H/t Bruce Bartlett: “As I have long said, those that are opposed to illegal immigration are really opposed to legal immigration as well.”



Businessweek reports cigarettes are the most stable international currency.

On Modeled Behavior, Karl Smith agrees with Paul Krugman that opponents of demand-side solutions to the 2008 financial crisis destructively undermined a helpful consensus.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday items: Benko chides Santorum on gold; Kadlec on the dollar and oil; Cantor rolls out the GOP jobs plan.

In Forbes, Ralph Benko chides Rick Santorum for opposing the gold standard.

From Bloomberg, Ramesh Ponnuru explains small business opposition to the President’s corporate tax reform plan.

At Forbes, Charles Kadlec links the falling dollar to the rising oil price.

On The Kudlow Report, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (VA) discusses the Republican jobs act:



In The CSM, Stefan Karlsson warns against a Greek devaluation.

From First Trust, Brian Wesbury doubts a stock market correction.

In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn argues for Federal Reserve reform but stops short of supporting gold.

At CNBC, John Carney suggests Reagan and Thatcher’s economic programs worked.

USA Today reports the President will create a trade enforcement bureau.

From Reason, James Pethokoukis discusses anti-growth government policies.



At The American, Pethokoukis quotes Bruce Bartlett on the mainstreaming of supply-side economics.

In The NYT, Bartlett analyzes corporate tax reform.

At Modeled Behavior, Karl Smith suggests work incentives are altered until tax rates hit 70%.