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By Bud Conrad, Chief Economist The label "the fiscal cliff" evoked the fear that something terrible was about to happen if the previously legislated spending cuts and tax increases came into effect. From my point of view, our nation's deficits and debt are growing at an alarming rate and...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. A “Trillion” is Mind-Boggling 2. The “Tax the Rich” Argument 3. Four $1+ Trillion Budget Deficits in a Row! 4. Fed Sending Mixed Signals on QE3 Today’s Overview I would wager (with odds) that very few Americans understand just how mind-bogglingly enormous $1...
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The Answer We Don’t Want to Know The Cancer of Debt and Deficits Income Measures What You Contribute to Society Taxing Consumption An Update on My Daughter Some Thoughts on Writing and the Future of Employment We are coming to the point in the United States when even the US government will no longer...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Tax Rates, Inequality and the 1% 2. Is the US Tax Code Progressive Enough? 3. More on Capital Gains 4. Tax Breaks for Everyone Introduction As the presidential campaign goes into full swing, a few things have become crystal clear. First, the Republicans are dead set on pummeling each...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Weak Economic Growth to Continue 2. Consumer Confidence Remains in the Dumps 3. Unemployment Rate Continues to Disappoint 4. Fortunately, Not All the News Was Bad 5. 2010 Federal Budget Deficit Hits $1.3 Trillion 6. Don’t Forget the “Debt Commission” Introduction In...
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There are those who say the US is doomed, that there is no way out from our problems with deficits, future entitlement promises, and a dysfunctional political system. And in my darker moments I worry that they are right. I get the problems, probably more than most. But there is a way out. Hopefully,...
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Secular Bull and Bear Markets It's Not the (Stupid) Economy The Consequences of a Credit Crisis The Dark Side of Deficits LA, Europe, Kansas City, and Houston In the pre-crisis days, I used to write about things like P/E ratios, secular bull and bear markets, valuations, and all of the things we...
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08-23-2010
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Filed under: Currencies, Dollar, Gold, Economy, Eurozone, Bank of Japan, Debt, bank, deficits, investing, crisis, GM, election
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Recession Continues to Batter State Budgets; State Responses Could Slow Recovery By Elizabeth McNichol, Phil Oliff and Nicholas Johnson The worst recession since the 1930s has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record. As a result, even after making very deep spending cuts over the...
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08-10-2010
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Filed under: Currencies, Dollar, Recession, Gold, Yen, Economy, Recovery, Chinese, Tim Geithner, Trade Surplus, commodity, global growth, rally, Quantitive Easing, deficits, Australian
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In This Issue: An Update on Our Performance A Revealing Voice from 1938 Paying the Presumptuous Piper Misery Loves Company Pertinent Facts Government-Induced Portfolio Pain Les (Tax) Miserables The Bad Dreams of Our Forefathers Portfolio Performance Analysis 4.6 Pounds and Counting Most everyone has...