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Justifying government interference by demonizing, oversimplifying.

This week, the House passed a bill that imposes further regulations on financial firms - on executive pay which is bad enough in itself, and to add insult to injury, on the way those firms and employees do business. The bill is "aimed at preventing...

Published 08-02-2009 11:00 AM by Despina Karras

Filed under: economy, capitalism, free market, business concerns, investors, economic crisis, regulation, government, economics, federal government, action, government intrusion, government expansion

SEC Makes Proposals in Stockholder's Interests

Crack open any financial textbook and you’ll find the objective of every finance department is to “maximize shareholder wealth.” That is their objective, concern, and responsibility. When individual investors buy into a company, they...

Published 07-02-2009 2:16 PM by Grace Boatright

Filed under: capitalism, free market, business concerns, economics

What We Can Learn From Venezuela

This week, the wacky government of Venezuela banned Coke Zero from being sold in the country. Citing harmful ingredients , it claimed to be protecting the health of its citizens, while the government purports to conduct an investigation into potentially...

Published 06-12-2009 10:14 AM by Despina Karras

Filed under: capitalism, free market, business concerns, health care, universal health care, socialized health care, public healthcare, government, insurance

Congress Should Tread Lightly in Implementing Credit Card Reform

Yesterday, President Obama urged Congress to pass credit-card reform legislation by Memorial Day. In his weekly address, he stated , "There is no time for delay...We need a durable and successful flow of credit in our economy, but we can't tolerate...

Published 05-10-2009 1:37 PM by Despina Karras

Filed under: economy, capitalism, free market, business concerns, economic recovery, economic crisis, regulation, credit card reform

The Chrysler Holdouts: Setting The Record Straight

Last week, when President Obama announced Chrysler’s impending bankruptcy, he lambasted “a group of investment firms and hedge funds that held out” by refusing to go along with the government’s proposal. The President could not...

Published 05-07-2009 1:26 PM by Despina Karras

Filed under: business concerns, Chrysler, detroit, bankruptcy, Wall Street, investors

It's A Stimulus Stupid! Part One!

Chances are if you are reading this, you are familiar with the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It is the shining star of the Barack Obama administration in its first hundred days or so. The Act includes federal tax relief, expansion of...

Published 05-05-2009 9:28 PM by AIP Admin

Filed under: congress, wasteful spending, economy, budget, business concerns, pork, stimulus package, government spending, taxes, Obama, stimulus

Clearing the Way for "Far-Left" Business Decisions

The replacement of Justice David Souter has been met with a drowsy shrug in some circles because it’s assumed that President Obama’s nominee to succeed him will not alter the makeup of the court. After all, we’d be switching one liberal...

Published 05-05-2009 6:29 PM by Eric Fehrnstrom

Filed under: economy, business concerns, supreme court

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