Showing posts with label inflation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inflation. Show all posts

A. Randazzo: How Quantitative Easing Helps The Rich

And soaks the rest of us.    The decision is in: Unlimited quantitative easing. That was the announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee this afternoon, launching a third round of purchases of securities in a bid to boost the economy and reduce unemployment. This time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and crew are     ... MORE

VIDEO: Ronald Reagan - America 2012


Ronald Reagan directs his words toward the 2012 election.

John Stossel: Uncertainty Paralysis

Playing the game without knowing the rules.   President Obama would do us all a big favor if he'd ask himself this: "Would I start or expand a business without knowing what regulations or taxes government will impose next year?" If he'd just stop and ask that, he'd have a sense of what's wrong with the economy. He'd understand why a country that must create  ... MORE

John Stossel: Let's Give The Fed Some Competition

Pssst. Want to buy some Stossels? They're my own currency with my face on them. Why should you trust them? Because I promise to redeem them for gold. And I'm reliable. I have money in the bank and a job that brings in more than I spend. By contrast, the politicians who back American currency run an unsustainable deficit. The Federal Reserve prints so much   ... MORE

VIDEO: The Student Loan Crisis



Be afraid. Be very afraid.    Because you see, another financial crisis looms. Just as there were millions of people given mortgages they couldn't afford, a million graduates are about to discover they have a useless degree they couldn't afford.

Gene Epstein: Our Cheap Debt Will Come Back To Haunt Us

Fed policy certain to fuel inflation. You may have heard by now of the Federal Reserve's "dual mandate." Not content to merely protect us against the ravages of price inflation (mandate No. 1), our fearless Fed is equally committed to fostering "maximum employment" (No. 2). And right now, with the unemployment rate still at 8.3%—far too high to meet anyone's ... MORE

Joseph Svetlic: Gasoline Prices And Dollar Prices

The real price of gasoline is going down.    It's not that gasoline is more expensive; it's just that your dollars are worth less. But neither the media nor the political establishment wants you to realize the real reason Americans are experiencing pain at the pump. Surging gasoline prices are back in the news, and President Obama shows his concern for Americans   ... MORE