Daily Policy Digest
Economic Issues
| Uncertainty and the Economy The most important sources of economic uncertainty stem from taxes, government spending and fiscal policy... |
| Missing in Action: Growth Surrounding debates over economic policies are two issues: the growth of the national economy and the growth of federal debt; however, neither is talked about together... |
| The Case for Abolishing the Economic Development Administration The Economic Development Administration is poor at reading market signals to know where to make wise investment... |
| Flaws in U.S. Trade Laws Discourage Trade and Foster Protectionism While the United States touts its free trade policies, there are serious flaws in the nation's laws that discourage trade and foster protectionism... |
| Regulation and the International Competitiveness of the U.S. Economy In 2005, the United States was ranked best in terms of financial freedom according to the Heritage Index of Economic Freedom; in 2011, nine countries ranked higher... |
| Government a Barrier, Not a Help, to Economic Growth Sixty-nine percent of small business owners and manufacturers polled say President Obama's regulatory policies have hurt their businesses... |
| Fed's Latest Stimulus May Have Little Impact on Mortgage Borrowers The Federal Reserve's plan to buy $40 billion worth of mortgage bonds per month as a method of providing support for the housing sector is unlikely to have much of an impact on mortgage rates... |
| The Fed Doubles Down The Federal Reserve's bold strategy represents a high-risk, high-reward type situation... |
| Trade Freedom: How Imports Support U.S. Jobs In the past 30 years, as imports have increased the unemployment rate has decreased; in 2010, for example, apparel from China helped create 355,000 jobs... |
| How Quantitative Easing Helps the Rich and Soaks the Rest of Us Quantitative easing will drive investors to invest in commodities, which will raise the price of things like gas, meat and bread... |
