Category Archives: Politics
More Public Spending Only Hastens the Demise
Kicking off Labor Day weekend last Friday was a report by the Labor Department that, on balance, the U.S. economy failed to create a single job in August. On the bright side, this also means not a single job was … Continue reading
Clever Ideas to Fix the Economy
Yesterday’s stock market didn’t seem to give a darn but last Friday a notable revision was made. An important economic mile marker was shifted down and to the right…realigning the economy onto the road to recession. According to the Commerce … Continue reading
Making Obese Debt Levels Possible
Make no bones about it…this economy sucks eggs. Just ask anyone who’s looking for a job and they’ll tell you, ‘no one’s hiring.’ Despite official decree from the National Bureau of Economic Research that the Great Recession ended in June … Continue reading
Independence Day Celebration
[Editor’s Note: Today we break from our customary observations on money and markets. Monday’s Independence Day, after all, and while we’re still hard at work, we hope you have already commenced your holiday weekend. But before you hang out the … Continue reading
