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Obamacare Should Be Less Complex Mar. 26, 2015
Let's start on an upbeat. Next to what we had before, Obamacare has been a spectacular success. The ... Read More
6 Tips on Preparing for Tax Day Mar. 18, 2015
Dear Carrie: I always put off doing my taxes until the last minute, and then I'm never sure whether... Read More
Lower Fares No Substitute for Higher Wages Mar. 05, 2015
The idea of helping low-income people by subsidizing their fares on public transportation sounds nob... Read More
Paying for College: Are Scholarships Taxable? Feb. 25, 2015
Dear Carrie: My daughter was lucky enough to receive a significant college scholarship. Is this con... Read More
Fairness and Justice Feb. 11, 2015
Oxfam reports that the richest 1 percent of people in the world own 48 percent of the world's wealth... Read More
Portfolio Income During Retirement Jul. 30, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: In my individual retirement account, I have 180 shares of Pfizer and 95 shares of Wa... Read More
The Continuing Obamacare Nightmare Jun. 10, 2014
While President Obama diverts the nation's attention with his other myriad scandals, the Obamacare E... Read More
Abolish the Corporate Income Tax! May. 13, 2014
News that Pfizer, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, plans to buy Britain's AstraZeneca for... Read More
The High Cost of Liberalism: Part III Apr. 22, 2014
Income inequality has long been one of the liberals' favorite issues. So there is nothing surprising... Read More
Is There Wage Stagnation? Mar. 19, 2014
Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. Th... Read More
Wizard of Id
Mar. 13, 2014
Obama and the Grievance Industry Feb. 04, 2014
From one point of view, President Barack Obama's invocation of the hoary "77 cents" myth regarding t... Read More
Income Inequality Poses Global Risk of Riots and Revolution Feb. 03, 2014
In the mid-1930s, as the Great Depression festered, America saw the rise of movements demanding radi... Read More
Obama Needs to Do Less Finger-Wagging and More Apologizing Jan. 28, 2014
President Obama's policies continue to produce results that are the opposite of what he promises, ye... Read More
Income Inequality and Unemployment Benefits Jan. 11, 2014
Dear Mark: In the last month, I've been hearing the term "income inequality" bandied about... Read More
The Democrats' Feckless Attacks on Income Inequality Jan. 10, 2014
As Barack Obama scrambles to eviscerate key sections of his own signature health care law, he and ot... Read More
A Bad Apple for the Big Apple Jan. 09, 2014
WASHINGTON — I am afraid that fewer than one million out of the 4.3 million registered voters ... Read More
Escape Poverty: Graduate, Work, Get Married, Have Kids Jan. 08, 2014
Fifty years ago today, in his State of the Union Address, President Lyndon Johnson declared an "... Read More
So Damned Unfair: Income Inequality Threatens the American Dream Dec. 28, 2013
Some 3 weeks ago, President Barack Obama gave a speech calling income inequality "the defining ... Read More
Creating Prosperity Dec. 10, 2013
Can America create another round of extraordinary economic growth and prosperity again? There's no r... Read More
