How Will the President Grow the Economy from the Bottom Up?

by | Jul 21, 2012

President Obama has recently said that he wants to grow our economy from the “Bottom Up”.  But exactly what does he mean, and how does that work? I suppose that he could be promoting the Keynesian saw of giving free money to people who don’t pay income taxes at the...

How To Stop Our Runaway Spending

by | Jun 27, 2012

Conservatives from key states recently voted for subsidies to sugar farmers.  Realtors demand mortgage subsidies despite the disaster of the housing finance bubble. Food Stamps are advertised on TV as a “benefit” that you don’t want to miss, and now an astounding one...

The Greecehopper and the Ants

by | May 25, 2012

For those of a certain age, this Disney video will be familiar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM1DgihKHVI. Please give it a watch. For an individual, household, city, or sovereign nation, it really is not much more complicated than this. With so much practical good...

The President’s Credit Rating

by | Mar 10, 2012

The President is out on the campaign trail taking credit for the late, slow, economic recovery that we are finally experiencing. It’s like a delivery room doctor claiming that without him or her, there could be no baby. In fact, to add some extra hyperbole, it’s even...