If you have been reading New Deal democrat all along, you will remember NDd’s commentary on October 23rd (the link is below) discussing the possible stall of corporate profits. Maybe…

…of Bowie’s oeuvre had provided a level of patronage that’s inconceivable for a musician of Bowie’s bent today…he spent the Nineties as a free agent, jumping from label to label,…

…high cost of American health care. I begin by explaining the origin and meaning of the “single payer” label. I will then describe the two defects in S 1129 in…

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

by Linda Beale The Netherlands’ role as corporate tax haven a “stain on the nation’s reputation” As Europe, the US, and other countries continue to face sluggish economies in the…

…“wish list” of items that corporate lobbyists wanted to see passed in the tax code. Many in that corporate wish list were passed by the Bush Administration working with a…

…incentive to move corporate headquarters overseas. If corporate taxes were eliminated, then all dividend income should be taxed as regular income. This would go part of the way to achieving…

I’m constantly astounded that nobody on the left or the right ever mentions Milton Friedman’s proposal for taxes on corporate profits. On page 174 of (my edition of) Friedman’s libertarian…

…identified 4: – corporate bond yields – housing permits and starts – real money supply – corporate profits A variation of the above is Paul Kasriel’s “foolproof recession indicator,” which…

…someone who routinely considers both corporate profits and stock prices in terms of economic well-being, I disagree — somewhat. The simple fact is, corporate profits are a long leading indicator…