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Big Whiff: Details of Obama’s 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Yesterday, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Unfortunately, this budget request doubles-down on the same failed policies which have made the economy worse under President Obama. This budget includes the most government spending in history, the biggest tax increase in American history, …

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Unemployment hasn’t actually fallen at all under Obama

Feb 09, 2012 Comments Off by

That sounds like a wild thing to say, but here is the rationale, and it’s actually quite simple:

For starters, almost the entire decline in the unemployment rate over the last year has been ephemeral. The rate is calculated by dividing the people who do …

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