Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
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The Lessons of Roth-Kemp
Posted on December 16, 2015
When Bruce Thompson and Jim Brady started selling a tax reform plan in the late 1970’s, they didn’t get into specifics or try to educate people on the intricacies of...
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5 Suggested Questions for Tuesday’s Republican Debate in Las Vegas
Posted on December 15, 2015
(Originally published in the WSJ) Here are five questions that I’d like to see asked at Tuesday night’s Republican debate: 1. Please explain exactly how you are going to beat Hillary Clinton....
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A Glimpse Into The Real Economy
Posted on August 5, 2015
It’s always good to get home to see how things are going in the “Real World.” Home for me is Chicago, and I always get a bracing dose of reality...
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Getting to Four Percent
Posted on July 21, 2015
Jeb Bush has led the GOP field in talking about growing the economy at 4 percent pace. Most economists think it’s a pipe dream. But as the old joke goes,...
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
Posted on July 10, 2015
I assume Jeb Bush misspoke when he talked about Americans having to work harder to get to a 4% growth rate. Most Americans work pretty hard. Those at the bottom...
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