Daily Policy Digest
Economic Issues
| The Future of Bailouts and Dodd-Frank after the 2012 Election Smaller firms don't get the benefit of lower borrowing costs from the implied government support of the Dodd-Frank Act... |
| The Federal Reserve’s Third Quantitative Easing: QE3 Sets Sail Many critics argue that printing more money under the third round of quantitative easing would trigger hyper-inflation and a collapse of the dollar; however, those fears are misplaced, says Robert McTeer, a distinguished fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis... |
| Lifting all Boats Since 1870, Americans' incomes have grown at the rate of about 2 percent per year... |
| "Fiscal Cliff" Already Hampering U.S. Economy The "fiscal cliff" is still two months off, but the scheduled blast of tax hikes and spending cuts has already wiped out nearly 1 million jobs this year alone... |
| Obama's Death by Jobs The economic picture given to us by key administration and congressional personnel and leaders is so different from reality that it looks as if it were from a parallel universe... |
| Parched in the West but Shipping Water to China, Bale by Bale Alfalfa is a water-guzzling crop, and the amount that was exported to China in 2012 is enough to supply the annual consumption of around 500,000 American families... |
| How to Think About QE3 Quantitative easing is a relatively new experiment the Federal Reserve is embarking on; thus, examination must be drawn from the intervention in central banks in the markets for foreign currency... |
| Fannie and Freddie's Huge Profits Raise Questions for Future of Mortgage Finance Between 2008 and 2011, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recorded $91 billion in credit losses on mortgages; but in 2012, this figure fell to just $14 billion... |
| How to Stop the Global Subsidies Race Instead of pursuing policies that inhibit free trade, global antisubsidy rules and national countervailing duty laws need to be reformed... |
| The JOBS Act: Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Small Businesses The JOBS Act should improve small business access to start-up capital by reducing the burden of some federal regulations, says Brian Bodine, a graduate student fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis... |
