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Trump plan to end tax on Social Security benefits is a fatal mistake
08/17/2024
Senator Larson says it is a fatal mistake as lost revenue is not made up leading to a Medicare insolvency in 2031, and Social Security insolvency in 2033. Social security benefits will then by law will be cut in 2033 by 25%, a dangerous step tragic for many on Social Security who are pushed into poverty.
Grouped Articles
CNBC 08/17/2024
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 08/17/2024
Trump wants to cut income taxes on Social Security. Here's how that would impact your benefits.
CBS News 08/17/2024
'Pay to Play' Pension investigations in the USA
11/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Morris Pleads Guilty in New York 'Pay to Play' Pension Probe
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2010
China's new Five Year Plan.
10/14/2010
Efforts to increase domestic consumption and to build a social safety net.
Grouped Articles
Leaping Forward, China May Grow More Slowly
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
Chinaâs New Economic Plan Focuses on Raising Standards of Living
New York Times 03/04/2011
Canada's Carney, Ahead of G-20, Presses China and Europe to Step Up
Wall Street Journal 02/25/2012
New York Times 07/17/2012
Oil Spill Rapid Response Plans of Oil Companies.
07/21/2010
Grouped Articles
Oil Companies Plan Rapid Response to Gulf Spills
New York Times 07/21/2010
India's ID Card Plan.
04/22/2010
Grouped Articles
A Fingerprint File for 1.1 Billion Indians
BusinessWeek 04/22/2010
India Takes Aim at Poverty With Cash Transfer Program
New York Times 01/05/2013
The leadership and relevance of Ryoma Sakamoto- Japan's Samurai leader from the 19th century.
03/15/2009
Ryoma Sakamoto and the eight points of the Charter Oath, which helped lay the basis of a united and modern Japan and its response to the Western powers in the late 19th century. The relevance of his leadership and vision for today's 21st century Japan.
Grouped Articles
Japan’s Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient
New York Times 03/15/2009
A Samurai Reformer Inspires a Nation Adrift
BusinessWeek 10/28/2010
How debt can suddenly sink firms as business swings lead to a drying up of business.
10/14/2008
It can happen to GM and Chrysler, and a near miss for Ford and Morgan Stanley. Goldman Sachs is only pretending that it did not have a near miss after Lehman's collapse. The same can happen to an architectural firm Yamasaki as corporate real estate market collapses in 2009. The volatility and nervousness in financial markets in 2008 that shut companies out of credit markets and led to the government led auto industry bailout with planned bankruptcy filings.
Grouped Articles
A Warning Light to Alert the I.M.F.
New York Times 09/21/2011
After a Financial Flood, Pipes Are Still Broken
New York Times 09/14/2013
Morgan Stanley Memo by John Mack
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2008
Anatomy of the Morgan Stanley Panic
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2008
Wall Street Journal 03/14/2009
Morgan Stanley Comes Up Golden
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2011
Joseph Stiglitz on the way the Obama administration handled the economy and his vision for the future.
01/23/2008
A squandered opportunity says Stiglitz of Obama's handling of the economy. He presents his vision and solution and action plan.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 09/06/2011
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
Charlie Rose Talks to Robert Reich
BusinessWeek 10/21/2010
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
BusinessWeek 04/01/2009
New York Times 04/01/2009
Voters’ Second Thoughts on Hope and Change
New York Times 11/04/2014
Martin Feldstein on the risks for the American Economy after failures in the Obama Economic plan.
09/12/2007
Failures to address problems on the housing front, especialy the problems for 15 million homeowners under water- see the links to opeds by Feldstein suggesting focus on these issues throughout 2008-2009. And the focus on health care which diverted attention from this problem and the problem facing bad loans in commercial real estate. Other problems are failure to get bank lending up for businesses. And the failure of Obama health care plans to control the increase in the nation's surging health care spending, instead increasing the deficit to unsustainable levels. Public sentiment as shown in WSJ/NBC polls confirm Feldstein's sense of the situation.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/08/2013
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04/15/2009
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2007
How to Stop the Mortgage Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2008
Wall Street Journal 02/20/2008
Enough With the Interest Rate Cuts
Wall Street Journal 04/15/2008
Putin and Russia's shift in Ukraine policy with the impact of capital flight, western sanctions and a sharp slowdown in the economy by July 2014
07/11/2014
Polls show 66% of the Russian public opposes Russian forces going into Ukrainian territory. The rhetoric on Russian television has been toned down and Russian analysts say intervention in Ukraine would have dangerous consequences for Russia, that Russia needs to maintain its relations with the West. At the same time Putin will attend a summit of BRIC's leaders in Fortaleza, Brazil, with plans to set up a development bank, as the focus shifts back to the economy. Russia is expected to feel the impact of $75 billion in capital flight in the first half of 2014.
Grouped Articles
Seeing Cost of Saber Rattling in Ukraine, Putin Alters Course
New York Times 07/11/14
U.S. Escalates Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Crisis
Wall Street Journal 07/17/14
Raising Stakes on Russia, U.S. Adds Sanctions
New York Times 07/16/14
Putinism Thrives on Dirty Money
Wall Street Journal 07/22/14
Wall Street Journal 07/22/14
Coordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves
New York Times 07/29/14
Japan's auto parts industry and the planned transformation to electric car parts
11/02/2010
Area such as Hamamatsu where the auto parts manufacturing industry accounts for a large part of the local economy, and a planned transformation to electric car parts.
Grouped Articles
Electric Cars Make Japan's Gas Engine Industry Anxious
New York Times 11/02/10
U.S. Manufacturing Decline Raises Concern About Innovation
New York Times 02/12/11
After Disaster Hit Japan, Electric Cars Stepped Up
New York Times 05/06/11
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/12
Japan Probe Pops Car-Part Keiretsu
Wall Street Journal 02/16/13
The Republican party and its plans to defund the Affordable Care Act (Obama Health Care Law) in the U.S.
09/30/2010
Plans in the GOP to defund the healthcare bill if the Republicans win a majority in the House of Representatives.
Grouped Articles
A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
New York Times 10/05/13
In Rural Iowa, Spending, Not the Shutdown, Raises Worry
New York Times 10/04/13
Why Democrats Are Dug in on Shutdown Impasse
Wall Street Journal 10/14/13
Jim DeMint: We Won't Back Down on ObamaCare
Wall Street Journal 10/17/13
Behind Debt Deal: Silence, Distrust and Hardball
Wall Street Journal 10/17/13
The GOP Eyes Defunding Health Reform
BusinessWeek 09/30/10
France's austerity plans and pension reform 2010-2014
06/16/2010
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/10/13
Hard times force French to work longer -- to age 62
Washington Post 06/16/10
France's Lagarde Forecasts Austerity
Wall Street Journal 06/23/10
French Unions Protest Pension-Age Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 09/08/10
French Senate Passes Pension Bill
New York Times 10/22/10
French Cabinet Is Dissolved, a Victim of Austerity Battles
New York Times 08/25/14
The European Union plans for aid to Greece.
02/10/2010
Resistance in Germany to bailing out Greece.
Grouped Articles
Germany Clears Rescue for Greece
New York Times 05/03/10
Athens's Love Affair With the Euro Persists
Wall Street Journal 11/04/13
Germany, Forced to Buoy Greece, Rues Euro Shift
New York Times 02/11/10
Wall Street Journal 02/12/10
Wall Street Journal 02/11/10
Berlin's Wall Around Greek Ruins?
Wall Street Journal 02/10/10
The Taliban in their Own Words.
01/05/2009
A Washington Post-Newsweek account of the Taliban's disintegration after the U.S. invasion post 9/11 and the way they gradually came together to pose the threat they now pose. See the link to NY Times accounts of how the Pakistan Inter Services Intelligence operates behind the scenes to back the Taliban, which may provide the other side of the story how the Taliban gain the sophistication and support they need to reorganize. And the links to the failure of the Karzai regime that has played into Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hands.
Grouped Articles
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/14
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/14
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/15
The Taliban in Their Own Words | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Unknown 12/28/09
Taliban Shows Interest In Negotiated Settlement
New York Times 08/03/11
U.S. Preparing for Pakistan to Restrict Support for Afghan War
New York Times 12/25/11
Tesco India.
08/13/2008
Tesco's plans for retail stores in India.
Grouped Articles
Economist 05/20/10
Grocery retailing in India: A long way from the supermarket
Economist 10/17/14
Retailing in India: Bharti looks to Future
Economist 05/09/15
Wall Street Journal 08/13/08
Tesco's CEO-to-Be Unfolds Map for Global Expansion
Wall Street Journal 06/09/10
Tesco's New CEO Clarke Is Company Veteran
Wall Street Journal 06/09/10
Business Plan.
12/03/2007
Grouped Articles
Why Business Plans Don't Deliver
Wall Street Journal 06/22/09
How To Pitch A Venture Capitalist On A Napkin
Wall Street Journal 01/11/10
Should Start-Up Founders Forget About Business Plans?
Wall Street Journal 12/13/09
Mentoring the Wall Street Journal Reader: Paul Beckett
Wall Street Journal 12/17/09
Ditching the Courtroom for California Pizza Kitchen
Wall Street Journal 12/28/09
How to Write a Winning Business Plan
BusinessWeek 12/03/07
Germany's Kurzarbeit plan and other methods of softening the impact of a recession on jobs and wages.
10/28/2006
About 1.5 million employees used the Kurzarbeit short work week schedules according to the German labor agency. In the latest month March 2010, 693,000 workers were on the Kurzarbeit short week schedule.
Grouped Articles
The Price of Saving Jobs in Germany
BusinessWeek 07/29/10
Germany's economy: Angela in Wunderland
Economist 02/05/11
Fixing America's Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World
BusinessWeek 06/08/11
Wall Street Journal 11/21/11
The Age of the Superfluous Worker
New York Times 11/24/11
Bayer: Pressure on Prices Has Bad Side Effects
Wall Street Journal 02/07/12
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