Let's suppose that millions of Americans are worried because they have no health insurance and are afraid of getting ill, and that millions more who do have health insurance are worried that they may lose their job and, with it, their company health … [Read more...] about “Peace of Mind” is What it Isn’t
Whatever Happened to “Change”?
The American people voted for change, but the Clinton Administration is giving us more and more of the same old tax-and-spend policies. The American people voted for reducing the deficit, but the Democratic Congress is voting to increase it. The … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to “Change”?
Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?
Why does a five-day hospitalization for infection cost $10,169? That was the complaint in a recent letter to Ann Landers. It doesn't take a Ph.D. in Economics to know that something is wrong. Americans don’t understand why hospitals may charge $50 … [Read more...] about Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?
Taxes and Tactics of the Class War — April 1993
Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
Remember the movie “The Sting” about two good looking womanizers who hustled the gangster with a phony building that looked like a real betting parlor? At the end of the story, Paul Newman said to Robert Redford, “Nice con, Kid.” That’s what we … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
How Clinton Plans to Raid Your Pension Fund
Will Robert Reich, Laura Tyson, and other Clinton economic gurus be the new advisors to your pension plan? Do you want to risk your savings on their financial/political judgment? The Clinton Administration recently gave a warm welcome to a … [Read more...] about How Clinton Plans to Raid Your Pension Fund
Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
Who says a President from Arkansas can't be a class guy? In his sales campaign for his economic package, Bill Clinton is showing that he is the most effective practitioner of class warfare our country has seen since Franklin D. Roosevelt railed … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
The New World Order Wants Your Children — March 1993
Spoilers in the Republican Party
For most Republicans, getting a favorable front-page story or a primetime segment on the evening network TV newscasts is difficult. But there is one surefire formula - attack other Republicans. Richard N. Bond joined the ranks of unemployed … [Read more...] about Spoilers in the Republican Party
Spoilers in the Republican Party
For most Republicans, getting a favorable front-page story or a primetime segment on the evening network TV newscasts is difficult. But there is one surefire formula - attack other Republicans. Richard N. Bond joined the ranks of unemployed … [Read more...] about Spoilers in the Republican Party
