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Greece on the Brink
The Greek government is in a gigantic financial hole and is teetering on the brink of defaulting on its debt.…
Author Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson
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Greece, Germany and the Fate of the Euro
It has been over a year since I have written about the fragile condition of the European Union’s financial system.…
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President Obama’s Latest “Jobs” Gambit
If you watched President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress, you didn’t see anything new. He did what…
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Gold’s Meteoric Rise
The price of gold has gone on a tear this summer, from slightly under $1500 per ounce to well over…
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Big Deal or No Big Deal?
As the August 2 deadline for a debt-ceiling deal drew near, many expected a big deal that would significantly change…
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Bernanke and the Potemkin Economy
On July 11, The Center for Vision & Values posted my article decrying the insulting name-calling directed toward Federal Reserve…
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Solutions for the “Tax Gap”
In 2010, there was a “tax gap”—i.e., the difference between federal taxes owed and those actually paid—of $410–$500 billion. Some…
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The Limits to Bernanke’s Power
As chairman of our country’s central bank, the Federal Reserve Board, Ben Bernanke is expected to put the economy on…
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My Congressman’s Tough Job
Being a congressman can be a great job. It can be attractive for someone who relishes the ersatz virtue of…
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Swindling America’s Youth
We older Americans have saddled our youth with a mind-boggling public debt—over $20 trillion already spent ($14.3 trillion of “official”…