Role of Government

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• In Central-Northeast Wichita, government is cause of problem, not solution

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 474
  From the November 2007 archives. Since then, the Wichita schools have a new superintendent, and Kansas has raised its minimum wage. An article in The Wichita Eagle “Plan offers hope for city’s troubled heart” (November 14, 2007) reports on the development of a plan named New Communities Initiative, its goal ...
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• Bush warns of too much government

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that America must resist the "temptation" to allow the government to take over the private sector, taking a subtle shot at his Democratic successor by warning that too much state intervention and protectionism will squelch the economic recovery. As the Obama administration ...
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• Bush warns of threats to freedom, economic growth

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  Former President George W. Bush, outlining plans for a new public policy institute, on Thursday said America must fight the temptation to allow the federal government to take control of the private sector, declaring that too much government intervention will squelch economic recovery and expansion. With the Obama ...
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• The Structure Has Changed

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  Over the weekend, I ran across a short article at American.com , the site of The American Enterprise Institute . It was relevant, because my class had only recently discussed the types of unemployment and were about to delve into policy impact on economic problems. The piece, by Arnold Kling of George Mason ...
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• Real Leadership Part 3

  
  The Restaurant Proz — Authority: 111
  I believe that no people can maintain freedom unless their political institutions are founded upon faith in God and belief in the existence of moral law.Related posts: Real Leadership Real Leadership Part 2 Sometimes a Restaurant Manager Sometimes a Father
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• Unintended Consequences and Negative Externalities

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  Finally, heres a very thought-provoking opinion piece from yesterdays edition of The Boston Globe  on how incentives set up to promote one policy can have a negative effect on another, creating negative externalities that have to be accounted for in the process. Unintended consequences are a result of any ...
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• The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 642
  Most of the country probably didn’t notice.  Unless you live in Virginia, New Jersey, a couple areas in New York, or maybe even Maine or Washington state, it’s quite possible you heard little about Tuesday’s elections.  But to the chattering…
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• Wait a cotton pickin minute - NH is now Chicago?

  
  GraniteGrok — Authority: 511
  Found this excerpt of a report on CNSNews: In New Hampshire, there are 18,816 dead people on the voter registration rolls, or 2.5 percent of the total registered voters. There are 105,472 voters that have moved outside of the area where they are registered to vote. The report, by the Aristotle International ...
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• Amidst the Euphoria: Thoughts about Jobs and GDP

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  There are a number of items I want to bring to your attention today. One is in a separate post above, but these two deserve to be grouped together. The first is an opinion piece from todays edition of The Wall Street Journal . The author points out that claims from or about any administration, and I underscore ...
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• New Growth Model Needed?

  
  The Progressive Economics Forum — Authority: 497
  Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in August. The decline mainly reflected temporary closures of major oil rigs, mines and mills due to maintenance or labour disputes. This explanation is valid, as far as it goes. However, the broader issue is that more widespread economic growth should be more than ...
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• The Health-Care Rollercoaster Rolls On

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 642
  We continue the roller coaster ride that we hope will end with universal or near universal coverage for health care in the United States. Those of us who favor, at the very least, a public option had reason to be…
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• A Visit from Captain Renault

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  This story from todays edition of The Wall Street Journal (free content as of this writing) would undoubtedly shock Captain Renault. It seems that a politician, who previously was against the bailout of General Motors because, among other things, it would invite political interference, is now interfering. As I ...
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• Bwaney Fwank – “We are twywing won wev-wey fwont to incwease the wole of gubernment.”

  
  Right Commentary — Authority: 471
  Barney Frank… the man who brought you the housing crisis… trying to increase “the role of government” on every front.
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• Barriers to change: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 3

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 542
  The story so far In an earlier post ( Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1 ), I argued that higher education institutions were suffering systemic problems trying to deal with the challenge of increasing access, increasing or even maintaining quality, and lowering costs, despite ...
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• This is what happens when priorities are set by Politicians rather than Leaders

  
  GraniteGrok — Authority: 511
  This past Wednesday, the Union Leader had an editorial on the financial crisis here in NH with a specific example of what Doug calls the "every dollar is sacred" scam - when confronted with a spending crisis, the politicians (and their appointed officials) often decided to go after "customer facing" function instead ...
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• If Institutions Create Incentives...

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  where is the problem? There are a number of articles from various sources that pose an interesting question for your students. First the question: "If institutions (the rules and regulations of an economic system) create incentives to guide decision-making, what incentives are being given to banks, and how do they ...
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• Spenders, Savers and the Global Financial Crisis

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  Todays edition of The Washington Post contains an article worth your notice . Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at a conference on Asian and the global financial crisis, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Within the speech, he noted that the basic imbalances that led to the crisis were ...
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• So what do marginal tax rates have to do with the Bacus

  
  GraniteGrok — Authority: 511
  When dealing with system, if you change something "here", it will affect something "there" (and perhaps other "theres" as well) in ways not anticipated.  As Veronique de Rugy said: " How would you like your free health care? With some high taxes on the side, please ." What she is talking about is the perversity ...
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• Rod Roberts Interview Part II: Government Spending & Jobs

  
  Caffeinated Thoughts — Authority: 140
  Last Monday I had the opportunity to talk at length with Representative Rod Roberts (R-Carroll) who is one of the seven Republicans competing for the GOP nomination to run against Governor Chet Culver.  Representative Roberts has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2001.  He also serves as ...
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• Interviews of Note

  
  MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators — Authority: 426
  I recently ran across some interviews on economic issues that you might enjoy, on a new source that I plan to add to my regular reading. The first is an interview with the Harvard economist, Robert Barro . Barro is a critic of the current stimulus plan, but the interview is about some of his empirical work on the ...
  4 weeks ago

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