http://EconomicMatters.freeblogit.com Giving Insight to what Matters in Today's Economics Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:04:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s the name. Like so many things in economics a name is used for effect or response rather than understanding. The “FairTax” is nothing more than a tax on consumption. In other words this is a sales tax. So the debate is not one of fair or not fair, it’s ... http://EconomicMatters.freeblogit.com/2008/02/17/what%e2%80%99s-wrong-with-the-%e2%80%9cfair-tax%e2%80%9d/ "It’s the economy stupid" is on my mind right now. Those words were made famous in a presidential debate not that many years ago, and an election was essentially one on the issue. Here we are again. We are in an “economic mess” as some would say. What didn’t ... http://EconomicMatters.freeblogit.com/2008/01/31/its-the-economy-stupid-what-has-changed/ We are in an “election season” now and the language of economics falls consistently from the lips of any politician vying to be your next leader. In recent days all the politicians have jumped on the “change bandwagon” as a result of Senator Obama’s surprising win in the Iowa caucuses. ... http://EconomicMatters.freeblogit.com/2008/01/10/economic-mattersor-does-economics-matter/