Posts Tagged ‘Henry Hazlitt’

New York City Council Passes Bill Forcing Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave

Thursday, 09 May 2013 19:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

This is a classic case of Progressive politics in action.

New Poll Shows Small Business Owners Favor Raising the Minimum Wage

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:01 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

These results were a bit of a surprise until I took a look at the group behind the poll, the questions they asked and their agenda.

Atlanta Studying Government-Funded Bike Sharing

Saturday, 24 November 2012 19:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Government planners don’t care if a pet project is viable economically or not, as long as it reflects their ideology. Facts (and history) don’t matter.

Gary DeMar Boils Down Economics

Tuesday, 17 July 2012 15:17 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Gary DeMar: What Politicians Will Never tell You about Economics Once in a while along comes an article so trenchant, so profound, so simple, that it just takes my breath away. Forget all about plowing through Human Action or Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson, or certainly Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged! Gary DeMar, a talented and [...]

Increasing Gas Prices: What’s Seen and Not Seen

Tuesday, 01 March 2011 22:55 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Rising gas prices could be a short-term phenomenon. On the other hand, it could be an early warning that triggers the long-awaited move to higher prices all across the retail spectrum. Certainly the Fed is doing nothing to slow things down, and would like very much to speed things up. We’ll discover the answer to this at about the same time.

The National Debt: Scary Facts, False Conclusions, and Gumption

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:19 Written by Bob Adelmann 2 Comments

The government will take in $2.3 trillion in revenues this year but is spending $3.6 trillion, leaving a chasm of debt that has to be papered over through the operations of the Treasury Room.

Jobs? What Jobs?

Thursday, 03 June 2010 14:40 Written by Bob Adelmann 1 Comment

It will be interesting to see how the media spins the “official” numbers today.

Jobs Bill: The Law of Intended Consequences

Thursday, 18 March 2010 15:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 1 Comment

With great fanfare, the Obama administration celebrated its first policy victory of the year—the $17.6 billion jobs bill.

The Economy Looks Like “L”

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 08:19 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Just when the headline news about the economy was beginning to look good and the talking heads were beginning to sound good, along came a barrage of bad news that was so bad that it couldn’t be covered up.

Double Dip Recession Coming?

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 08:56 Written by Bob Adelmann 3 Comments

According to the Associated Press, the economy has lost nearly 7 ½ million jobs since the recession started (officially) in December of 2007. This puts the unemployment rate at a little over 10%, or one in ten workers without work.