Posted by Jennifer Moreale on March 14, 2010Consumer Protection Can Lead to Moral HazardBarack Obama proclaimed March 7th-March 13th to be the National Consumer Protection Week. Supporting the [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on February 18, 2010Beware of Bank Regulations Curtailing CreditAs Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Manhattan Institute points out, there is widespread hostility towards the [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on February 1, 2010A New Record: $1.6 Trillion Deficit for the United StatesPresident Obama has announced his 2011 budget proposal. When FY 2010 ends on September 30 the deficit [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 29, 2010Cato’s State of the Union Fact CheckThe Cato Institute offers interesting commentary on Obama’s State Of The Union speech. Cato Editors [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 29, 2010An Uncertain Future for America’s Economic GrowthAs of January 22, the current public debt totals more than $12.3 trillion. The Congressional Budget [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 26, 2010Volker 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 [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 22, 2010Executive-Level Bonuses are Returns on High-Risk InvestmentsSince September 2008 executive bonuses have been criticized as excessive, unfair, and unnecessary. Case [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 20, 2010Louisiana Competing For Federal GrantLouisiana is among the 41 applicants for the “Race to the Top” federal education grant. Funds available [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 18, 2010The After-TARP Tax“We want our money back,” said President Obama on Jan. 14. While most Americans would agree with that [...]Read more
