On: 10/14/2010 09:09:11 In: Economy By Howard Rich No public official has been more integrally involved in the federal government’s “Great Intervention” than U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Over the course of three years (and two administrations), Bernanke has aggressively and successfully lobbied for trillions […]

On: 10/15/2010 08:27:29 In: Monetary Policy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured column from the Asia Times , economists Hossein Askari and Noureddine Krichene reveal the unintended consequences of the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy: Bernanke sets the world on fire By Hossein Askari and Noureddine Krichene United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke recently […]

On: 10/18/2010 09:57:33 In: Economy By Adam Bitely With just over two weeks to go until Election Day, the economy is the number one issue driving voters in their decision making process for which candidates they will support. States that have been hardest hit during the Great Recession […]

On: 10/18/2010 09:57:06 In: Uncategorized By Rick Manning Speculation is running rampant on Capitol Hill that Connecticut Senator, McCain for President supporter, Joe Lieberman could be the tie-breaking vote on who is in control of the Senate if the Senate ends up with a 50-50 split after November […]

On: 10/18/2010 09:56:25 In: Monetary Policy By Robert Romano Can the U.S. pay off the national debt without printing more money? By mid-August, 2011, the Federal Reserve will hold over $1 trillion of the $13.6 trillion U.S. national debt, making it the largest holder in the entire world, greater than Japan or China . […]

On: 10/18/2010 09:55:46 In: Economy By Dave Cribbin The economic policies that the Obama Administration has implemented through legislation, and countenanced by appointing Timothy “Weak Dollar” Geithner to the position of Treasury Secretary, and re-appointing as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben “I’m printing Money ‘til […]

On: 10/15/2010 08:31:45 In: Taxes By Bill Wilson Here’s a “shocker”: U.S. companies that operate overseas are keeping profits there and investing rather than repatriating the profits — because of punitive taxation. According to Frank Aquila at Bloomberg News , there may be as much as $1 trillion of U.S. profits overseas that are simply […]

On: 10/15/2010 08:30:32 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Rebekah Rast The nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty ends with Humpty falling off a wall and breaking into so many pieces that it was impossible to put him back together again. Judging by the polls, it is reasonable to think that Republicans could […]

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On: 10/15/2010 08:29:08 In: Fiscal Responsibility Video by Frank McCaffrey ALG Editor’s Note: Since 2000, congressional staff salaries have increased dramatically. For example, House Chief of Staff pay has increased from over $97,000 to more than $120,000 annually . House Legislative Directors made over $61,000 and now make more than $72,000. Meanwhile, average wages per worker nationally is only $39,000 : […]