Yearly Archives
2012
Reece: Greek election results delay the inevitable
Matthew Reece, writing for Examiner.com, offers this take on Sunday’s Greek elections, writing in part: “The results of this election may have preserved the Greek bailout deal for now, but a bailout is not the correct way to handle such a situation. Bailouts essentially reward fiscal mismanagement and create a moral hazard that encourages more […]
Read moreConsumer, investor confidence plunges to lowest level since January
“The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, fell three points on Monday to 81.2,” the polling firm of Rasmussen Reports finds. “That’s the lowest level measured since Jan. 27 and is just two points above 2012′s low. The Consumer Index is down five points from a week ago, down 12 […]
Read more78% of Americans concerned about inflation
“A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds 78 percent of American adults are at least somewhat concerned about inflation, including 49 percent who are Very Concerned,” Rasmussen finds. And the Libertarian Party is the only party with a plan to stop inflation.
Read moreHow and why yard signs work
Ben Donahower, of CampaignTrailYardSigns.com, writes in Campaigns and Elections on how to use yard signs to push your campaign over the finish line. Of particular interest to Libertarian candidates, he writes: In small races where a candidate isn’t campaigning much at all, the other candidate should frontend sign distribution along with the field campaign as […]
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