Archive | Economy
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Column: Pot O’ Gold
Early last year Glenn Beck stated that people do not realize “how much money we’re printing at the Federal Reserve.” Huh? Ignoring the fact that the United States Dept.
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Column: End the Fed?
If platitudes are a disease, American politics is experiencing an epidemic. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are infected, some more severely than others. And who can blame them?
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Column: The curse of low expectations
When many students reflect on why they are at Harvard, they will (or should) probably give their parents some credit for raising them well. The most important thing that our parents did for us was uphold very high expectations.
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Column: Capitalism a dead end for humanity
We are amidst an economic crisis that is two years-old. Unemployment, which is worst in black and Latino communities, is nearly 10 percent nationally.
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Column: Argentine hyperinflation divides society
The streets were in turmoil. The banging of saucepans nearly masked the gunshots. Fireworks went off in all directions. Wood and tires were set aflame, blocking all vehicle traffic.
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Editorial: On the hunt for jobs
The dire economic situation and its effects on national unemployment are weighing heavily on the minds of the current senior class, for whom the post-graduate years are fast approaching. As of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics placed unemployment at 9.
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Column: Congress shouldn’t hold tax cuts hostage
We’ve all heard the old adage, “There are only two constants in life: death and taxes.” The only problem with that adage is one has the ability to increase significantly. For college students, the increase will soon become reality if Congress doesn’t act soon.
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Editorial: Education bubble
Go to college. If you are reading this, you have probably heard it before - from your high school counselor. What your counselor didn't tell you is how to find a job after you rack up tens of thousands of dollars in student loans.
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Recession encourages new student entrepreneurs
Cornell has a long history of producing successful entrepreneurs — the creators of hotel.com, Microsoft Outlook Express, Palm Pilot and priceline.com all hail from the Big Red.