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The Shakedown

I don’t know what else to call it.  Last week’s “settlement” with the five biggest banks in the country, where the Obama Administration squeezed $25 billion to settle “claims” of “inappropriate” lending practices that...
Warren Buffett’s Taxes

Warren Buffett’s Taxes

For some strange reason, probably because this is an election year, I decided to watch President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight.  I usually avoid watching because I don’t need to elevate my blood pressure beyond what’s safe, given my...

Connecting the Dots

Yesterday the Labor Department released the employment statistics for October.  I prefer to refer to is as “employment” rather than “unemployment”.  While it may seem to be nothing more than semantics, it is more positive. The good news is that...
Warren Buffett’s Taxes

Chickens and the Roost

Yes, the chickens are coming home to roost.  All of a sudden, the man who had all the answers three years ago has none.  He was calm, cool and collected.  He convinced the American citizenry that he could solve all of the country’s problems, and that it was...

Obama’s Economy

Every once in a while, and in the case of several of the Wall Street Journal’s editoral staff, there is clarity.  Today’s column by Daniel Henniger provides such clarity. Here’s the link: ...
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