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We are in what I consider difficult times, both politically and economically. My views on the several problems the US is facing have been exposed both in this blog and in “The inevitable Great American Reset”. But what about the […]

“Good news”: the Congressional Budget Office reported a $188 billion “savings” for the first eight months of the 2014 fiscal year compared to the same period last year per Barron’s. In reality, the deficit for 2014 is $440 billion thus […]

Americans have been on the move these past years. The reason? Tax rates. Art Laffer, inventor of the Laffer Curve used by many to emphasize the importance of incentives, has been studying the differences in tax rates between states and […]

The current fiscal imprudence of our elected leaders — of all persuasions — can be summed up in one word: unsustainable. At a recent presentation for the Association of Corporate Growth, I asked the overflow crowd of bankers, accountants, lawyers […]