| Jul 18, 2018 | Economy / BusinessA trillion dollars, a figure with twelve zeros after a one, is by any measure a ton of money. It’s near impossible to comprehend how much a trillion is. So, it’s admittedly hard to comprehend a new report that tallies the combined tax cuts of the Bush, Obama, and...
| Jul 16, 2012 | Economy / BusinessIt’s January 25, 2001, the first week of the Bush presidency and more than half a year before the September 11 attacks. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies before the Senate Budget Committee, asserting: “If current policies remain in place,...
| Mar 12, 2012 | Economy / BusinessAs the owner and general manager of two inns near Harvard University, I derive personal satisfaction and intellectual rewards from developing and running a successful small business. As a capitalist, I disagree with the politicians and policymakers who invoke the...
| Jun 9, 2011 | Economy / BusinessGOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty observed the 10th anniversary of the Bush tax cuts by proposing $2 trillion in additional tax cuts, primarily for millionaires and global corporations. The former Minnesota governor wants to eliminate the federal estate tax, the...
| May 30, 2011 | Economy / BusinessRepublican leaders in Congress have a one-point program for whatever ails the nation: cut taxes for millionaires and large corporations. Got a revenue surplus? Cut taxes. Got a budget deficit? Cut taxes. Got a toothache? Cut taxes. These politicians are like my uncle...