Ever wonder why all the doom-and-gloom economic pronouncements you hear in the media, and from liberal politicians, don't square up with the America you see around you -- an America in which the economy has turned the corner and is growing again? The answer is that most of what you hear about economics is a […]
Ever wonder why all the doom-and-gloom economic pronouncements you hear in the media, and from liberal politicians, don’t square up with the America you see around you — an America in which the economy has turned the corner and is growing again? The answer is that most of what you hear about economics is a lie, usually papered over with impressive-sounding jargon and statistics designed to intimidate you.
Jerry Bowyer’s new book, The Bush Boom: How a
Don Luskin is Chief Investment Officer for Trend Macrolytics, an economics research and consulting service providing exclusive market-focused, real-time analysis to the institutional investment community. You can visit the weblog of his forthcoming book ‘The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid’ at www.poorandstupid.com. He is also a contributing writer to SmartMoney.com.
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