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IN THIS ISSUE: The Collapse of Employer-Provided Health Insurance The “Grandfather” Exemption to Be Denied For Many What Happens if Your Plan is Not Grandfathered? Obama’s Spin on the Grandfather Controversy Union Healthcare Plans Grandfathered No Matter What Health Insurance Requirements...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Are You Financially Literate? Take the Test! Basic Findings of Recent Studies Consequences of Financial Illiteracy The Family Connection Political Implications Introduction The title of this week’s E-Letter may sound a bit harsh but, based on information from two recently published...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Brief Re-Cap of Recent Primary Results Historical Mid-Term Election Trends The Current Mood of the Electorate Electoral Landscape: The House Electoral Landscape: The Senate Voters Still Mad About ObamaCare Introduction A week ago today, we had several key House and Senate primary elections...
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IN THIS ISSUE: $13 Trillion & Soaring Higher IMF Warns US to Slash Its Deficits IMF Urges US to Cut Deficits by 12% of GDP BIS Issues a Chilling Debt Warning to US President Obama's "Debt Commission" $13 Trillion & Soaring Higher With little fanfare from the media, the US national...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Have We Been Lucky or Smart? What If....? The Media's Never Gonna Get It What Might the Future Hold? Introduction Just a month ago, a would-be terrorist attempted to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square. Had he been successful, hundreds or quite possibly thousands of...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Fannie & Freddie Request Billions More A Brief History of Fannie & Freddie Fannie/Freddie Scandals & Lack of Regulation Fannie & Freddie Were Huge Political Contributors How & When Does the Bleeding Stop? Introduction In last week's letter, I focused on recent economic...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama’s Latest Healthcare Proposal Details Obama Implores Congress to Use “Reconciliation” Do the Democrats Still Have the Votes? The Issue of Reapportionment & Redistricting Why Democrats Have Lost the Public’s Trust Introduction Last Wednesday, President Obama...
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IN THIS ISSUE: An Important Article from Accuracy in Media Dick Morris on the Health Care Bill Conclusions – Let it Die Introduction While I haven't written much about it, I have spent a lot of time monitoring the ongoing health care debate. I have followed the various bills through committees...
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IN THIS ISSUE: West Discovers Secret Nuclear Facility in Iran Iran Much Closer to Nukes than Previously Thought Russian Scientists Said to be Helping Iran Build Nukes Introduction Several very disturbing geopolitical revelations over the last two weeks regarding Iran and its possible nuclear weapons...
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In This Issue: Reactions to the President's Healthcare Speech Omissions & Falsehoods In President Obama's Healthcare Speech A Re-Run of Clinton Nationalized Healthcare? Conclusions - So What Should We Think Now? Introduction President Obama addressed a rare joint session of Congress on September...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Public Support For Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plunges Senate Passes $838 Billion "Stimulus" Package Republicans' Propose Alternative Stimulus Package Problems With Obama's Trillion Dollar "Stimulus" Final Stimulus Bill Will Be Higher Than $838 Billion Frustrated...
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02-10-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Credit Crisis, U.S. Economy, Barack Obama, Politics, Bailout, Government, Timothy Geithner, Stimulus, Income Tax, Government Spending
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama Pushes His Stimulus Plan Dick Morris -- Tax Exempt Tyranny? More On Obama's Plan From Peter Ferrara It Depends Upon Your Definition Of "Tax Cut" Introduction I had originally planned to write about the Bernie Madoff scandal this week. In fact, I had already written...
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01-13-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Tax Reform, Recession, Barack Obama, Politics, Taxes, Economy, Socialism, Government, Peter Ferrara, Dick Morris, Welfare, Redistribution of Wealth
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IN THIS ISSUE: Editor's Notes On BCA & The Other Gary Halbert Obama & The New Age Of Big Government The Economy -- Have We Seen The Worst Of It? Are The Bailouts Necessary & Will They Work? The Latest Disappointing Economic Reports Stock Markets -- Might We Have Seen The Bottom? Introduction...
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01-06-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, GDP, Economic Forecast, Barack Obama, Politics, Bailout, Economy, Scotia Partners, Halbert Wealth Management, Financial Crisis, Deflation, Government, Bank Credit Analyst
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IN THIS ISSUE: Judicial Appointments - A Most Important Issue The Bush Record On Judicial Appointments Get Ready For Liberal Judicial Nominees Will Minority Republicans Roll Over Or Fight Back? What About The Obama Supreme Court? Conclusions - What Obama Has In Store Editor's Note It didn't come...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Falling Fast Into Recession Democrats Want To Highjack Your 401(k) The Democrats' 401(k) Replacement Plan Socialism Du Jour - "Spread The Wealth Around" Can We Afford This Nonsense? No, But So What Conclusions - After Today, Anything Is Possible Introduction On...
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11-04-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Retirement, GDP, Democrats, Recession, Social Security, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Politics, John McCain, Economy, Socialism, 401(k)