Nicole Gelinas in the New York Post : “NewYork politicians spent the spring devising a new way to squeeze more blood from Wall Street, in the form of a ‘temporary’ tax surcharge on well-compensated workers. But you can’t tax a ghost. What if Wall Street and its highly paid executives simply disappear ?” Thanks to Anders Mikkelsen.
Mises Institute summer fellow Daniel McCathy on the proposed spam tax . “Christopher Caldwell doesn’t like spam. That’s ok – who does? Caldwell, however, thinks that the solution to unsolicited commercial email is to have ‘lawmakers’ – the federal government – do something about it. There’s a problem here, but what’s worse is that Caldwell gives
“At the risk of sounding like Chicken Little, I am going to describe the economic situation in plain English. The United States is flirting with a low-grade depression, one that may last for years unless the government takes decisive action to overcome it,” says William “Easy-Money Bill” Greider in The Nation .
The Telegraph, 16/06/2003 The party’s over as misfiring Ford puts fear into Motown By Simon English in Detroit When the 1970s soul veterans Earth, Wind and Fire were booked for a concert to open a five-day jamboree of cars, stars and fireworks to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Ford Motor Company, cynics claimed that it was the ideal booking.
“We must not risk another disappointment in the stock market or the economy. That would be devastating. Mr. Greenspan and all his little maestros need to pour it on. This is no time to take chances. Add more money. Do whatever it takes to get America humming again. Supply-side tax cuts set the stage for strong economic growth. But it’s up to the
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