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Jennifer Moreale
on February 11, 2010
Unemployment Rate May Be Worse Than You Think
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a decreased unemployment rate of 9.7 percent in January. At the [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on February 1, 2010
A New Record: $1.6 Trillion Deficit for the United States
President Obama has announced his 2011 budget proposal. When FY 2010 ends on September 30 the deficit [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on January 29, 2010
An Uncertain Future for America’s Economic Growth
As of January 22, the current public debt totals more than $12.3 trillion. The Congressional Budget [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on January 29, 2010
Cato’s State of the Union Fact Check
The Cato Institute offers interesting commentary on Obama’s State Of The Union speech. Cato Editors [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on January 26, 2010
Volker Rule Offers More, Not Necessarily Better, Regulation of Banks
“If these folks want a fight, it’s a fight I’m ready to have,” said President Obama as he [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on January 26, 2010
Saints in the Super Bowl: A Guaranteed Economic Success
Regardless of the Super Bowl outcome, February 7 will be a success for the city of New Orleans. New [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on January 22, 2010
Executive-Level Bonuses are Returns on High-Risk Investments
Since September 2008 executive bonuses have been criticized as excessive, unfair, and unnecessary. Case [...]
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Robert Flanagan
on January 20, 2010
Bankruptcies On The Rise In Louisiana
A story by the Associated Press in the Shreveport Times highlights the increasing number of bankruptcies [...]
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Jennifer Moreale
on January 20, 2010
Privatized Airline Security?
Jim Harper, host of the Cato Daily Podcast, makes a sharp observation on the new security procedures [...]
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