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Just like that perfect sweater, a financial transactions tax (FTT) would look just great on those Wall Street bankers and financiers. A…
Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, is very upset with the TARP. Last fall, Mr. Blankfein borrowed $10 billion through the…
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The quest to increase taxes on the wealthy is not a gratuitous attack on upper income households; it is driven by the…
This is a rude question to many people, which is why it is so important that it be asked. The Obama administration…
Many economic analysts have seized on several recent economic reports to claim that the economy has bottomed out and that the upturn…
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