The Cynical Economist

Daily Readings 02-22-2012

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:21 +0000

Don’t forget the Vaseline when you buy yourself a gasoline… White House seeks to deflect blame over rising gas prices - Blame Canada… Under fire from Republicans over rising gasoline prices, the White House on Tuesday highlighted factors beyond its control for gains in global oil markets, as it sought to deflect blame over a potentially damaging election-year [...]

Cartoons 02-20-2012

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:53:13 +0000

Daily Readings 02-20-2012

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000

On 3rd Anniversary of Obama’s $787B Stimulus, Unemployment Sets Record On the third anniversary of President Barack Obama’s $787-billion stimulus spending program, the unemployment rate set a new record, staying above 8 percent for the longest period since the end of World War II – 36 months. Obama Stimulus Turns Three: What Has It Achieved? [...]

Happy Anniversary! On This Day, 3 Years Ago We All Became Slaves To The Debt Masters in Washington DC

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:34:01 +0000

Must Watch! Judge Napolitano: Final Word on the Last Episode of Freedom Watch

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Daily Readings 02-16-2012

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:44:05 +0000

Chicago area has most corruption convictions in nation, UIC study says The Chicago area logged the most public corruption convictions of any federal jurisdiction in the United States during the past 36 years, according to a report released today by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Four governors, two congressmen, a state treasurer, an attorney general, 11 [...]

Daily Readings 02-14-2012

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:43:51 +0000

FORMER WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SELLS PROTECTION TO INDUSTRY SHE USED TO BEAT UP, DOCUMENTS SHOW After attacking hedge funds and their managers during her tenure in the Obama administration, Anita Dunn is now working as a public relations consultant to improve the industry’s image, according to a secret proposal obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Dunn, formerly [...]

Daily Readings 02-13-2012

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:35:14 +0000

Obamacare architect: Expect steep increase in health care premiums - Ooops, is Obamacare going to be backtracked too? Nah.. Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber, who also devised former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s statewide health care reforms, is backtracking on an analysis he provided the White House in support of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, [...]

Daily Readings 02-10-2012

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:22:35 +0000

Feds charge Chinese firm with trade secret theft - The headline should read “Feds charge the Chinese government with trade secret theft Federal prosecutors on Wednesday significantly expanded a long-running trade secrets case when they unsealed an indictment that accuses a company owned by the Chinese government of conspiring with a California couple to steal trade [...]

The Dystopian Society is Here

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:09:18 +0000

Welcome to our brave new world, where we will live in a repressive and controlled state, where the authority will be monitoring our every move, where nowhere is going to be safe from the big brother’s eye, where the thought police can treat us as a criminals… FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremists - Anti-government extremists [...]

Daily Readings 02-08-2012

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:29:46 +0000

A Fairness Quiz for the President - Is it fair that some of Mr. Obama’s largest campaign contributors received federal loan guarantees? Is it fair that the richest 1% of Americans pay nearly 40% of all federal income taxes, and the richest 10% pay two-thirds of the tax? Is it fair that the richest 10% of [...]