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Playing with Fire

The great default is rapidly approaching.  Time is running out.  Like a runaway freight train…there’s no stopping it. To start, the U.S. government is broke.  The only thing keeping the lights on in Washington is $1 trillion per year of … Continue reading

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Janet Yellen’s Bad Idea

Yesterday something quite remarkable happened.  House Republicans and President Obama talked.  We don’t know what it was they talked about.  But, perhaps, it had something to do with raising the debt ceiling. Wall Street was elated.  The DOW and the … Continue reading

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Committed to Mass Public Spending

Yesterday President Obama said a government shutdown “would throw a wrench into the gears of our economy.”  Here at the Economic Prism we say, “Bring it on.”  For a wrench caught in the gears is just what’s needed…especially if the … Continue reading

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Things Are Getting Better and Other Popular Lies

The President says things are getting better.  The economy’s improving.  There will be prosperity for all in our time.  But if you live outside the Washington beltway, and earn your living through honest means, you know this is essentially a … Continue reading

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