by Jane Richey | Sep 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to “help” the still-struggling U.S. economy. His remarks seemed to leave two questions: What exactly will the Fed do? And when? It’s no longer a matter of “if.” It’s going to...
by Jane Richey | Aug 24, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its latest concocted quarterly estimate on President Obama’s failed stimulus. CBO’s findings are as preposterous as its 11 previous studies of the stimulus, discussed here, here, and here. The story doesn’t change,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
A third round of “quantitative easing” could be coming soon from the Federal Reserve if the economy does not pick up steam, according to minutes released Wednesday. Several members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said the Fed will need to do...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Obama is attempting to convince all of us that everything is just fine and that the economy is heading in a positive direction. Well, the truth is that everything is not fine and things are about to get a whole lot worse. Certainly others should share in...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, but the national unemployment rate jumped to 8.3 percent. July’s hiring was the best since February. Still, the economy has added an average of 151,000 jobs a month this year, roughly the same as last year’s pace....