Dropping the Bomb on Health Care

Dropping the Bomb on Health Care

As business owners undercarego the yearly ritual of passing through eye-popping health insurance premium increases to their employees, it’s easy to understand why any attempt at health insurance reform would be met with some degree of hope. Unfortunately, President Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress are about to take a very bad system and [...]

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December 22nd, 2009 by Peter Schiff 

Job Losses Demystified

Job Losses Demystified

As the unemployment rate crossed the double digit barrier for the first time since Michael Jackson learned to moonwalk, President Obama announced that he will convene a “jobs summit” to finally bring the problem under control. Using all the analytic skill that his administration can muster, the President is determined to figure out why so [...]

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November 13th, 2009 by Peter Schiff 

Dollar Forced to Abdicate

Dollar Forced to Abdicate

For the most part, the value of the dollar is given cursory attention by the financial media. Typically, its movements are assigned an importance on par with much less determinative metrics such as natural gas futures and construction permits. It’s only when major milestones are reached that anyone really takes notice of the dollar. We [...]

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October 23rd, 2009 by Peter Schiff 

The Recovery That Isn’t

The Recovery That Isn’t

For those market boosters who are prattling on about the possibility of a “jobless recovery,” I offer an invitation to join me for a breakfast of “fat-free bacon,” “eggless omelets,” and “no-carb bread.” As unappetizing as such a meal may sound, it would nevertheless offer more substance than the oxymoronic concept of an economic resurgence [...]

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October 9th, 2009 by Peter Schiff