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Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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Briefing
Obama vs. Romney 101: 3 ways they differ on regulation
Wall Street is a big target – blamed for the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. Mitt Romney says efforts to rein in financiers via more regulation are an attack on “economic freedom.” President Obama says new regulations would make it “more profitable to play by the rules than to game the system.” Here are three specifics on which the two differ.
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Ron Paul vs. the Federal Reserve: four epic moments
Ron Paul hasn't been the Federal Reserve's only critic, but he ranks among the most consistent and persistent in his charge that the Fed has debased the dollar and destroyed the wealth of Americans.
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Focus
Recession in America? 10 questions assessing the threat.
Concerns about weak economies in Europe have already rattled global financial markets, and things are hardly rosy at home. Is America heading into a recession? Here are answers to 10 questions about that risk.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on the economy
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New window on Fed thinking: Interest rates to stay low until 2014
Delivering on a recent promise to convey its policy intentions more transparently to investors and the public, the Fed said it expected to keep short-term interest rates low into 2014.
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Ron Paul's intense following contains seeds of disaster for GOP (+video)
Ron Paul, who is running a solid second in New Hampshire, has said he does not plan to run as a third-party candidate if he's not the GOP nominee. But some Republicans are worried.
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Unemployment rate falls to 8.5%; GOP still using jobs as battering ram (+video)
The US economy netted 200,000 new jobs in December, and the unemployment rate fell. Even as Democratic politicians hail the jobs report, Republicans say any number above 8 percent is unacceptable by now.
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The Daily Reckoning When will the debt bubble burst?
With the Fed printing more and more money, when will the federal debt problem become too big to handle?
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Federal Reserve unveils plan to be a little less secretive
The Federal Reserve intends to begin releasing a quarterly interest-rate forecast as a service to investors and to counter critics who say it is not transparent enough.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on the economy
With more than 13 million Americans out of work and wage increases so modest they’re failing to keep up with inflation, voters have put the economy and jobs at the top of their checklist of presidential issues. The Republican candidates all share the same broad approach: Spur private-sector confidence and job creation through permanent tax cuts, reduced federal deficits, and lighter regulatory burdens on businesses. In the same vein, they generally call for efforts to boost trade, encourage domestic oil and gas production, and limit the power of organized labor. But who has the best economic plan?
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Gold rush? Why gold standard glitters for some in GOP.
Backers of a gold standard – a view popular with many tea party advocates – see a gold-backed currency as a way to rein in government spending and minimize the role of the Federal Reserve.
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Greeks' choice–and ours: Democracy or finance?
Greek Prime Minister George Papandereou called for a national vote on the budget cuts Europe has proposed for his country. Shouldn't US voters have had the same choice?
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Markets swoon, hit by thunderbolt news of a Greek debt referendum (video)
Stock markets in the US and Europe fell Tuesday, stunned by news that Greeks will vote in January on national austerity measures tied to resolving Greece's sovereign debt woes.
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Is Rick Perry still a top-tier presidential candidate?
Rick Perry certainly has the money and the organization. But he hasn't made headway in the polls and is even struggling in the state he governs.
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Stocks mixed after Thursday's big rally
The Dow gained 23 points to finish at 12231 on a quiet day on Wall Street
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Fed bashing is back in vogue
The Federal Reserve is getting a lot of healthy criticism. But the moves by politicians are worrying.
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The new American standard of living
Americans are getting poorer faster than they got rich
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Tax the rich: Should millionaires really pay more?
The fight over raising levies on the wealthy, a theme of the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests, is about more than money. It's a clash over fundamental American values.
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Five highlights from the GOP debate in New Hampshire
Republican presidential candidates took aim at Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan - and the Federal Reserve - in Tuesday's GOP debate in New Hampshire.
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'Occupy Wall Street' the Left's Tea Party? Maybe, but...
If Occupy Wall Street coalesces into something like a real movement, the Democratic Party may have more difficulty digesting it than the GOP has had with the Tea Party.
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US gains 103,000 jobs: Is risk of a new recession fading?
Some 103,000 new jobs in September doesn't mean the recession risk has been wiped away. Rather, it shows the US economy walking a knife-edge line between tepid growth and decline.
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Bernanke has the right ideas
The Fed chief gives a strong statement in support of activist policy firing on all fronts to address the economic crisis
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Behind Europe's debt crisis lurks another Wall Street bailout
A Greek (or Irish or Spanish or Italian or Portuguese) default would have roughly the same effect on our financial system as the implosion of Lehman Brothers in 2008
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Good Reads: Back to Tahrir Square, Syrians get violent, and Occupy Wall Street
It's the autumn of discontent, with Egyptian activists worried about a military comeback, Syrian protesters taking up arms, and the Occupy Wall Street movement in the US and Europe.
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Economic recovery 'close to faltering,' Ben Bernanke tells Congress
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offers sobering data to Congress about the weak economic recovery and gives little hope of an imminent turnaround.
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Stocks: Late surge erases early losses
Stocks recovered Tuesday after tumbling early. The Dow gained 153 points, erasing a 200-point deficit to close at 10808. Stocks jumped on reports that European officials were working on a joint effort to prop up the region's struggling banks.
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Bernanke's plot to overthrow the US dollar
With the US so deeply in debt and the economy stagnated, even heavy taxes on the rich won't recoup government costs
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Ron Paul's faves: Grover Cleveland, 'freedom movement,' not the Fed
During a recent wide-ranging session with reporters, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul revealed what sets him apart from his competitors – and why he is a fan of President Grover Cleveland.
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European debt crisis: Seven basics you need to know
Will this crisis ever be over?! The nations of the eurozone seem to be fighting endless battles to address fears about government finances. The worry is that unsustainable national debt loads will result in default, a financial panic, or a costly repair effort that puts a squeeze on the economy in Europe and beyond. Here's a backgrounder on the problem, its consequences, and possible ways forward.
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