Archive | Economy
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Column: New title, same worn policies
There’s a YouTube video depicting one of President George W. Bush’s many interesting quotes from the course of his presidency. "There’s an old saying in Tennessee, I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, fool me once — shame on, shame on you.
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Recession: Report finds reasons for hope, growth
Despite declining values in the housing construction, home sales and consumer spending markets, Waco hopes to increase its economic growth after reaching its lowest point since 2007 in February 2010, according to a report from Wednesday's Economic Index Media Conference.
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Recession: Despite recovery, students prepare for tough job search
Most people endure high school and tolerate college in hopes of finally getting their dream job. Since December 2007, the economic recession has put a damper on the aspirations of many new graduates.
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Column: National debt continues to escalate, record deficit projected
It doesn't take a certified accountant or an MIT graduate to tell you the U.S. balance sheet isn't looking too pretty these days. The Congressional Budget Office claims the U.S. national debt is hovering just over $13.5 trillion, about 91 percent of Gross Domestic Product.
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Column: Dr. Keynes-love – Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love tax cuts
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past year (better luck next time with that mortgage), this should come as no surprise: The recovery is not going well. The stimulus bill, passed at the start of 2009, failed to bring the economic growth and employment predicted by its architects.
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Column: Learn from past economic failures
There have been many instances where a child is curious about a hot stove and touches it. In pain, the child learns immediately to never touch the hot stove again. As college students, we (should) learn that procrastinating is never a great idea.
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Obama’s tax plan meets opposition
Leading Republicans and Democrats rejected President Barack Obama’s plan to let Bush-era tax cuts expire for those making $250,000 or more a year on Monday, making the president’s proposal increasingly difficult to pass. Obama’s plan would extend former President George W.
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Cal-Berkeley sophomore profits greatly in business
With ooShirts, an online start-up that allows customers to design their own T-shirt prints cheaply, U.
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Column: Basic indicators for returning to market
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke put it best at his Aug. 27 Jackson Hole speech: We are having a “crisis of confidence” in the U.S. and abroad. Though the market is unpredictable at this point in time, there is no reason to throw in the towel and wait on the sidelines.