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Reason
June 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite.   |
Reason
January 2009
Matt Welch |
Obama's Numbers The president-elect has promised to make his math add up. Therein lies a glimmer of possibility. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Jacob Sullum |
Hawk in Hock: Obama pretends to be frugal as we sink deeper in debt The president wants to signal that he's serious about cutting the federal budget. Unfortunately, his plan hinges on the assumption that Americans do not know how to calculate percentages. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Mike Dorning |
Why the Obama Plan Is Working Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Someone Has to Stop Obamanomics Now The new president's policies may destroy the very things we require for recovery. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 25, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Obama Says Stimulus is for Helping People, Not Banks In his speech before Congress President Obama expressed his confidence in the banking system itself, reassuring Americans that their money was safe in the nation's banks. What he said was of concern to him was the credit crisis. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2009
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Jobs Now, Deficit Reduction Later The U.S. economy still needs fiscal stimulus. Attack the debt once demand returns. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Heidi Przybyla |
Social Security Gets a Reprieve--for Now Obama may put off Social Security reform until a hoped-for second term, unless Republicans take the initiative. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Radley Balko |
Unaccountable Obama: So much for transparency "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Barack Obama promised during his campaign for the White House. |
Reason
May 2009
Nick Gillespie |
Will We Be Stimulated? Suspecting that there was more disagreement out there than the president was letting on, reason magazine asked 10 economists what they expect from the stimulus package. The results were not very optimistic. |
Inc.
October 2008
Robb Mandelbaum |
Tax This; Tax That When it comes to taxes, John McCain and Barack Obama both want to ease the burden and spark the economy. The difference is in how they would go about doing it. Here are the specifics of each candidate's plan. |
Wired
December 22, 2008
David Goldston |
Science We Can Believe In: How President Obama Can Recharge US Research With the economy in tumult and a deficit that could reach $1 trillion this year, the question is not whether research and development should be a priority but whether Obama will be able to deliver. |
National Defense
May 2010
Conetta & Knight |
For National Security's Sake, The Pentagon Has to Tighten its Belt President Obama has called for a freeze on most federal agency spending, notably exempting national defense. |
Insurance & Technology
January 28, 2010 |
Full Text: Obama's State of the Union Address The following are remarks U.S. President Barack Obama made during his State of the Union Wednesday before a joint session of Congress in Washington. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Morgan Housel |
What You Need to Know About the President's Plan to Save $4 Trillion President Barack Obama laid out a plan to slash $4 trillion from the deficit between now and 2023. Here's roughly how it'll get done. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Lomax & Yochim |
What Obama's Spending Plans Mean for Your Portfolio Here's a look at some of the ideas Sen. Obama discussed during his campaign in the area of government spending, fiscal policies, and the national debt -- and the potential implications for investors. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Abominable Obamanomics The President's infrastructure plan addresses the right need at the wrong time. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Sullum et al. |
Illegal. Illiberal. Ill-Fated.: Why Washington Shouldn't Run Detroit On March 30, 2009, the president of the United States told an anxious nation: "Let me be clear: The United States government has no interest in running G.M." If only he were telling the truth. |
BusinessWeek
January 21, 2010
Jane Sasseen |
Taxes: Ready to Rumble How Obama will target business, and how business will fight back |
CFO
May 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Fault Lines President Obama's first 100 days left him far more popular with the general public than with the business community. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Ryan Donmoyer |
Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts High-income Americans could be the beneficiaries of a looming fight over whether to extend or let expire the Bush-era tax cuts. |
Investment Advisor
January 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Obama's Retirement Agenda Since the time is drawing nigh that the Obama Administration will be officially christened, it's important to refresh our memories about how the new Administration has proposed to handle retirement planning issues. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Tony Capaccio |
A Peace Dividend from Troop Withdrawals Obama's budget for Iraq and Afghanistan is said to tumble 26 percent - the lowest amount since 2005. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Mike Dorning |
For Obama, High Oil Prices Have a Green Lining If Obama releases oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, he may delay progress on his green energy goals. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2007
Jane Sasseen |
It's The Economy Stupid 2.0 With a possible slowdown looming, the economy will be front and center in the presidential campaign. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2009
Jane Sasseen |
Obama's Woes Are Emboldening Lobbyists The President's health-care troubles are giving lobbyists the confidence to go after a bigger swath of his agenda. |
National Defense
July 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Contractors Reach New Levels of Frustration With Obama White House Over the past nine to 10 months, corporations have begun to lose confidence in government, and executives are faulting the president for not doing more to untangle the current morass that could leave many contractors sinking in the muck. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Devin Leonard |
Obama and the Chamber Start Over Why is the President suddenly blowing kisses at the Chamber of Commerce's Tom Donahue? |
Reason
April 2009
Matt Welch |
The Liberaltarian Jackalope The liberal-libertarian rapprochement is probably dead on arrival. |
BusinessWeek
February 17, 2011
Mike Dorning |
Obama's Budget and Its Discontents To Republican free-market purists, Obama's 2012 budget priorities smack of Keynesian interventionism. |
Reason
November 2008
Mangu-Ward et al. |
Is There Any Hope For This Man? Assessments of Barack Obama from several libertarians. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
Ron Paul: "Slash Spending, Get the Government Out of Our Lives" Congressman Ron Paul weighs in on U.S. fiscal policy. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2009
Thomas Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- An Exit Strategy for the Stimulus Plan We need to ensure that the government's intervention into the private sector is as brief as possible. |
InternetNews
September 9, 2010 |
Obama Calls for Expanded R&D Tax Credit Tech companies could benefit from a permanent credit for research, insiders say. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2010
O'Connor & Lerer |
Why Ohio Is Shaky Terrain for Democrats Voters are angry over the state's fiscal mess and the jobless rate |
Registered Rep.
November 5, 2012
Lena Rizkallah |
The View from the Fiscal Cliff Say goodbye to some taxe cuts and incentives that will likely expire in 2013. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Peter Coy |
U.S. Economy: The Case for More Stimulus The worst thing about the uptick in hiring? It could undermine a second wave of federal spending that may be needed to stave off a double-dip recession. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Howard Gleckman |
The Budget: Hey Guys, Get Real President Bush says he wants to cut the deficit in half by 2009. Here's why that's not likely to happen. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
Thomas F. Cooley |
(Don't) Read My Lips: Higher Taxes Are Inevitable Given current fiscal realities, higher taxes are inevitable. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Ryan J. Donmoyer |
Would Ending Bush's Tax Cuts Hurt Small Business? Some small business income would be subject to higher taxes under Obama's plan, though not the 50 percent the GOP claims. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2010
Coy & Przybyla |
Debt and Taxes: Will America Ever Grow Up? Two new proposals to get serious about the U.S. budget deficit are colliding with the same old dysfunctional politics. |
Reason
May 2009
Flynn & Summers |
Failed States After a long spending binge, governors go begging for a handout. It won't be their last. |
Chemistry World
August 29, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
Presidential candidates search for the right chemistry As the US prepares for a presidential election on 6 November, science and research groups appear to backing the current incumbent President Barack Obama. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Jim Mueller |
How Obama Will Affect Your Portfolio Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States of America on Tuesday night, but Wall Street isn't finished voting yet. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Runningen & Nichols |
Obama's Budget: Something for Everyone to Hate The President's proposed 2012 spending cuts won't win him a lot of friends |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Caroline Baum |
Commentary: The Good Old Bad Days It's easy to be nostalgic for the 1990-91 recession that gave way to the Clinton boom. What will it take to ignite that kind of growth today? |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009
John Berlau |
Overregulation Plan Won't Fix Financial Crisis Initial reports indicate that these early hopes of a more accountable regulatory structure from the Obama administration have been dashed. |
Food Processing
October 2012
Susan Ruland |
Election Pains or Gains? How will the food industry fare depending on whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins on November 6th? |
AskMen.com
November 12, 2013 |
At What Point Does Perception Of Weakness Become Reality? While George W. Bush earned plenty of derision when he famously declared himself to be "the decider," the American public also hasn't liked Obama looking like anything but. |
