Tag Archives: Reaganomics

The Severe Economic Stakes in This Election

Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:58 am by Bob Cesca

Paul Krugman: …if Mitt Romney wins the election, the G.O.P. will surely consider its economic ideas vindicated. In other words, politically good things may be about to happen to very bad ideas. And if that’s how it plays out, the … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on August 23, 2012 at 1:42 pm by Bob Cesca

From a new study by Pew, this could be the best/worst illustration of how trickle-down Reaganomics has been killing the middle class. Notice how everything began to fall apart for the middle class in the 1980s. And the Reagan/deregulatory/top-down mindset … Continue reading →

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Why the Bain Capital Story is So Important

Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:47 am by Bob Cesca

My column yesterday attempted to examine the importance of the Bain Capital Mitt Romney story. Taking a look at the Mitt Romney Bain Capital fiasco from the air, it’s really illustrating a major flaw in both the American mindset — … Continue reading →

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Voters Blame Reaganomics for the Recession, But Want More Reaganomics

Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Bob Cesca

My column yesterday focused on yet another glaring contradiction from American voters. There’s another poll that was released yesterday that highlights a second huge example of this infuriating dynamic. The latest NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll: 60 percent … Continue reading →

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You’re On Your Own Economics

Posted on March 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

In case you missed it, here’s President Obama speech from yesterday at the University of Vermont. The entire speech is good, and it serves as a preview of where the president intends to hit the Republicans during the general election, … Continue reading →

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The State of the Union

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 8:16 am by Bob Cesca

Another fantastic joint-session address by an “adult” president delivered to petulant children (half of them at least). Naturally, there were aspects I abundantly agreed with and several things that made me cringe. But the big picture is a president who’s … Continue reading →

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The Era of Reaganomics is Over

Posted on January 23, 2012 at 7:40 am by Bob Cesca

More confirmation from the New York Times of the president’s State of the Union tomorrow and its pitch for ending the era of Reaganomics. WASHINGTON — President Obama will use his election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday to … Continue reading →

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It’s The Unfairness, Stupid

Posted on January 17, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

Via Greg Sargent, The Washington Post released the results of their latest poll today and found that, by a wide margin, more people now consider inequality to be a bigger economic problem than big government regulation. What do you think … Continue reading →

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What's at Stake in This Election?

Posted on January 17, 2012 at 9:16 am by Bob Cesca

Ezra Klein cuts to the chase: If Romney wins the presidency and the economy begins to rebound, Republicans will argue, and America’s experience will seem to show, that they were right all along: The stimulus was useless and the regulatory … Continue reading →

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The President Outlines His Second Term Agenda

Posted on December 6, 2011 at 4:07 pm by Bob Cesca

From Kansas, the president made yet another case for liberal economic policy and liberal government, while revealing the theme of his re-election campaign and the agenda of his second term. It was yet another speech in which he attempted to … Continue reading →

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