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The Effect of Capital Gains Tax on Investment

…result in productive infrastructure investments rather than worthless accounting tricks, 2)ignore the economic benefits created by consumption, 3)assume that significant numbers of people will forgo money for doing nothing just…

"You didn’t build that!"

…loans after 9/11 and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So, beyond the fact that she obviously didn’t build the roads and bridges and other infrastructure–which the President…

PGL on The Romney Economic Boom

…off four such possibilities. The first two are proposals from the Obama Administration which have been stonewalled by Congressional Republicans: (1) accelerating public investment in infrastructure; and (2) using Federal…

Bull In a China Shop

infrastructure projects—is a reminder that the principles of free enterprise can propel an economy and transform a society. Just like our country was, back in the era that Romney says…

Should the Fed Buy Munis?

…by the flow of funds #s for state and local interest payments). Moreover, since state and local govts do the bulk of infrastructure investing, the fed could create a program…