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Panel of economists agree: Only libertarian ideas can save the economy
“We assembled five prominent economists from across the political spectrum. We gave them a simple task: Identify major economic policies they could all stand behind,” National Public Radio reports: “They did. They gave us five tax proposals — plus one change to the criminal code — that every one of them could support wholeheartedly, from […]
Read moreAmericans overwhelming cites jobs as top issue
A new Gallup poll finds Americans name jobs and the economy as the nation’s most pressing problems. Thirty-one percent (31%) say “the economy” is “the most important problem facing this country today.” The second most pressing issue is “jobs,” coming in at 26 percent. Combined, 57 percent of Americans cite jobs or the economy as […]
Read morePoll of the Day: Americans worried about gas prices, health care costs
• 71 percent of Americans worry “a great deal” about the economy; 79 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democrats agree. • 65 percent overall worry a great deal about gas prices; 63 percent of Republicans and 69 percent of Democrats agree. • 60 percent overall worry a great deal about the budget deficit; […]
Read moreThe four best legal arguments against ObamaCare
Damon W. Root, senior editor of Reason magazine and Reason.com, lays out the case: 1: The Individual Mandate Violates the Original Meaning of the Constitution 2. The Individual Mandate Rests on an Unbounded and Unprincipled Assertion of Federal Power 3. The Individual Mandate Cannot Be Justified Under Existing Supreme Court Precedent 4. The Individual Mandate […]
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