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In a Monday op-ed in the New York Times, billionaire Warren Buffett called on Congress to "stop coddling the super-rich [and] … raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains." That'… more »

Imagine my surprise, after the first week in several years in which I had no access to newspapers, television, or the Internet, to be re-plugged into the web on Tuesday, digging back through the news of early August, and wondering if Harold Camping was… more »

I've gotten this e-mailed to me by a few different people in the last 48 hours. If you haven't seen it already, it's worth your three minutes: Felonious Munk Presents: Stop It B! OBAMA PAY YOUR &*%$#% BILLS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRmZ9zH-… more »

Yesterday, the Denver Post ran my letter to the editor regarding the likelihood of Denver having a ballot measure which would mandate that companies of more than 10 employees give each employee nine days of paid sick leave each year. I think the proposa… more »

It bears repeating that Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he could not guarantee that Social Security checks would go out if a deal to raise the debt ceiling is not reached before the August 2nd deadline. It bears repeating, as Senator Marco Rubio poin… more »

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Less than two years after a proposed carbon tax felled Australia's Labour Party Prime Minister, his replacement, an utter economoron if ever there was one, appears ready and able to pass such a tax through the Australian Parliament with the support of a… more »

This morning, the Labor Department released the worst employment report since September of last year, with the economy creating only 18,000 jobs in June versus a Marketwatch consensus estimate of 125,000 jobs. (Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg had slightly… more »

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One of the most widespread misunderstandings among even relatively economically-literate Americans is a belief that the trade "deficit" is similar to a budget deficit in its negative implications for our nation. It's simply not true, as Don Boudreaux ex… more »