The Brookings Institute, one of Washington’s most respected think tanks, has a very informative page on Obama’s and McCain’s tax policies(McCain’s policies aren’t of significance for obvious reasons). Obama is officially going to be our president today, so it’s about time I’ve fully analyzed his policies and adjust my behavior accordingly. To my surprise, his [...]
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An Analysis of Obama’s Tax Proposals
Posted in Economics, Life, Politics Also tagged Analysis, Brookings Institute, Capital Gains, College, McCain, Middle Class, Mortage, Obama, Public Policy, Savings Rate, Tax, Welfare 3 Comments
US Trade Deficit Declines Again
Saw this article today on Yahoo finance, exactly inline with what I mentioned two days ago. Not very suprising that the deficit with China is getting better anytime soon since the yuan is fixed to the dollar by the Chinese government(yes governments are capable of manipulating exchange rates if they have enough reserves!) which is [...]
Why A Weaker Dollar Is GOOD
Headline on yahoo finance today: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071107/wall_street.html This has been no doubt one of the most discussed topics regarding our economy and is usually looked upon as a negative. Keep in mind that the feds do have the power to influence exchange rates, if they chose to put positive pressure on the exchange rate all they [...]
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