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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – No Free Lunch
There exists a pervasive and ongoing belief among many that government has the power to eliminate hardship and create prosperity for everyone. Nothing, of course, could be farther from the truth. “You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.” Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-45, 51-55) and Nobel Laureate [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Socialization of Medical Care
The socialization of medicine is not a new discussion. Indeed, government involvement in healthcare has increased for decades. Regardless of the noble intentions of those desiring ‘healthcare for all,’ economics reveals that in the end everyone suffers. The following video is that of a lecture made by Nobel Laureate and Economist Milton Friedman. In his [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Here we go again… more government created uncertainty
As we enter this last week of September, America faces another looming government shutdown. The continuing resolution that currently funds the Federal government’s activities expires at 11:59 pm the evening of September 30 – the end of the last day of the government’s fiscal year. Republicans and Democrats have once again dug in to their [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Negotiations and the Divided Government
A Republican controlled House of Representatives, a Democrat controlled Senate and White House – a divided government. And if to make matters more complicated, the Republican Party itself is dominated by two very different groups; the first and larger being the Traditional Republicans and the second being the fiscally conservative Tea Party Republicans. Could ‘getting [...]
Read moreInside Job – Unveiling Economists’ Ties to the Financial Sector
America and the world are still recovering from the global economic crisis of 2008. And with unemployment rates above 9 percent, many wonder if the market turmoil will ever end. PBS NewsHour Economics Correspondent Paul Solman talks to Charles Ferguson, director of Academy Award winning documentary, Inside Job, a film that raises red flags about [...]
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