Conservative Economics

Representative Ryan's Path to the Past

Heather Cox Richardson | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: History, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Economic Depression, Ryan, Path to Prosperity, Republican Party, Conservative Economics, Republicans, Politics News
Heather Cox Richardson

Representative Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" is eerily familiar. We've been through this before -- after the Civil War.

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Minimal Wages For All

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Low-Wage Workers, Low Wages, Conservatives, Economy, Wages, Joe Miller, Kevin Hassett., Tom Emmer, Unemployment Benefits, Living Wage, John Raese, Repulicans, Conservative Economics, Linda McMahon, Politics News
Terrance Heath

Here's another reason to vote in the mid-term elections this November: Conservatives think you need a pay cut. As I've said once or twice before, cons...

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Voodoo Redux

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Voodoo Economics, Keynesian Economics, Deficit, Stimulus, Reaganomics, Conservative Economics, Fiscal Policy, Politics News
Lance Simmens

It appears conservatives today are quite enamored with the notion that during times of economic growth, deficits really don't matter and fiscal recklessness feeds the all-powerful private market.

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Echoes of a Distant Crash

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Public Option, Black Tuesday, 1929 Stock Market Crash, Franklin Roosevelt, Tva, Free Market Ideology, Conservative Economics, Barack Obama, Herbert Hoover, Great Depression, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Eighty years ago this week, an enormous sound emanated from lower Manhattan and began to spread in waves across the nation and, eventually, the world.

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Taxing Matters

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Wayward Democrats, Conservative Economics, Inequality, Tax Day, Estate Tax, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

The Wall Street Journal editorializes about the evils of the estate tax. Ari Fleischer is trotted out to complain that "redistribution of income" through the tax code "is getting out of hand." Really?

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Some GOP Senators Still Believe They Are Right On Labor. Solis Must Be Confirmed

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mario Solis-Marich

What gives some in the GOP the real jitters though is not the message as much as the messenger. Solis wears her working class roots on her blue collared shirt sleeve.

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The Colossal Collapse of Conservatism

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

Republicans have failed not because of poor execution, but because they are acting on a philosophy deeply and fundamentally flawed.

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Andrew Sullivan Hasn't Read Adam Smith

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economics, Andrew Sullivan, Ron Paul, Adam Smith, Free Market Economy, Smith Economics, Economy, Agricultural Economy, Capitalism, Conservative Economics, Politics News
Ben Cohen

Andrew Sullivan is a self-styled Adam Smith conservative. The problem is, Sullivan, like most of his conservative friends, hasn't actually read Adam Smith's work.

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Andrew Sullivan's Fantasy World

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Cohen

His perspective as a British, gay, conservative in America makes him one of the most interesting talking heads around.

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Enough with the Market Forces

Jeff Goode | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush Economics, Dollar Euro, Economic Downturn 2008, John McCain Economics, John McCain Presidential Election 2008, Market Forces, John McCain Economy, John McCain 2008, Dollar Value, Conservative Economics, John McCain George Bush, George Bush Market Forces, George Bush, Home News
Jeff Goode

After the results of President George W. Bush's "market force" plan hits it's mark will he also brag about the result of getting people to cut back on food? And, at the end of his reign, Bush's delusional thinking will probably even let him claim victory.

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