My interest in NAFTA was piqued when a C-SPAN caller asked if any of the press persons on the panel had read it. When the answer was an embarrassed no, and one expert said he didn't see any necessity to read it, I read the treaty myself, more than a … [Read more...] about NAFTA
Welfare Reform Should Cost Less, Not More
Rep. Jan Meyers (R-Kan) has come up with the best idea for real welfare reform that anybody has had since welfare became an entitlement in the 1960s. Unlike most "reforms", it will cost the taxpayers less, not more. Her bill is based on an … [Read more...] about Welfare Reform Should Cost Less, Not More
Big Business Wants Bail-Out From Clinton
Chrysler is asking for higher taxes on all Americans in order to bail itself out of a jam. Walter Maher, Chrysler's chief lobbyist says, "Some sort of payroll tax as a way of financing health care for workers is appropriate." Chrysler isn't the … [Read more...] about Big Business Wants Bail-Out From Clinton
Whatever Happened to “Change”?
The American people voted for change, but the Clinton Administration is giving us more and more of the same old tax-and-spend policies. The American people voted for reducing the deficit, but the Democratic Congress is voting to increase it. The … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to “Change”?
Taxes and Tactics of the Class War — April 1993
Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
Remember the movie “The Sting” about two good looking womanizers who hustled the gangster with a phony building that looked like a real betting parlor? At the end of the story, Paul Newman said to Robert Redford, “Nice con, Kid.” That’s what we … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
How Clinton Plans to Raid Your Pension Fund
Will Robert Reich, Laura Tyson, and other Clinton economic gurus be the new advisors to your pension plan? Do you want to risk your savings on their financial/political judgment? The Clinton Administration recently gave a warm welcome to a … [Read more...] about How Clinton Plans to Raid Your Pension Fund
Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
Who says a President from Arkansas can't be a class guy? In his sales campaign for his economic package, Bill Clinton is showing that he is the most effective practitioner of class warfare our country has seen since Franklin D. Roosevelt railed … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
Managing the Economy, Reich Style
There's a new star in the Clinton constellation - Robert Reich. Tapped to be Secretary of Labor, he has been called “brilliant” and “a genius,” and hailed as a savior by such economic savants as Walter Mondale and Gary Hart. Does that make you … [Read more...] about Managing the Economy, Reich Style
What’s at Stake in Health Care Reform? — February 1993
