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Grover Norquist is Right to Oppose Internet Sales Taxes

Mary Manning Cleveland | Posted 05.21.2013 | Business
Mary Manning Cleveland

As most of us know, sales taxes are "regressive." That is, when sales taxes are "passed on," they fall harder on poorer customers than on richer ones.

What Your Dining Habits Say About The Economy

The New York Times | Floyd Norris | Posted 03.17.2012 | Business

Have you been eating more at restaurants with waiters rather than fast-food joints? If so, you are not alone, and that in fact is an indication tha...

Inflation Indicators Take Biggest Jump Since March, But Economists Aren't Worried

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.18.2011 | Business

Two major indicators of inflation rose last month, but most economists say they aren't worried. Some even say it's a good thing. The Consumer Price...

Fiat Currency Fever: The Causes

Bill Baker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Bill Baker

Note: Any resemblance of this parody to an article published recently by the New York Times is purely intentional. It is part religion, part politic...

NYT Norris: "Banks Losing Paperwork? What Am I Missing?"

Richard Zombeck | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Richard Zombeck

Reporters, journalists, and correspondents ideally report all sides of a story...When a reporter panders to the industry they are covering they do a disservice to the public that turns to them for the truth.

Recession: Twice As Bad As We Thought, According To Government Revisions

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

It's sort of a good news / bad news scenario. Today, U.S. GDP numbers revealed that the economy shrank only 1 percent last quarter, a much better ...

A Very Interesting Bus Ride

Frank A. Weil | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Frank A. Weil

Let's hope more people will think about today's situation in togetherness terms, not we versus them, because that state of mind cannot solve the problems we all share today.