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WSJ: Can Government Benefits Turn an Election?

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Tax Policy, Uncategorized | October 18, 2012 at 9:21 am , by mariel

This election will test the relative power of private-sector aspirations versus public-sector dependence. By Phil Gramm and Mike Solon as appeared in Wall Street Journal on October 18, 2012 Since World War II, the five incumbent presidents who were re-elected enjoyed an economy where the unemployment rate averaged 5.4% in...

Cavuto: Is Economic Recovery Impeded by the Fed?

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Regulatory Policy, Uncategorized | September 14, 2012 at 10:47 am , by mariel

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Sep 13, 2012 Former Senator Phil Gramm, (R-Texas), argues Federal Reserve actions are not helping boost the economy. Watch the video ...

WSJ: The Hidden Costs of Monetary Easing

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Regulatory Policy, Uncategorized | September 12, 2012 at 9:55 am , by mariel

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By Phil Gramm and John Taylor as appeared in Wall Street Journal on September 12, 2012 Since mid-September of 2008, the Federal Reserve balance sheet has grown to $2,814 billion from $924 billion as it purchased massive amounts of U.S. Treasurys and mortgage backed securities. To finance those purchases the...

Phil Gramm on Banking, Regulation, U.S. Election

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Regulatory Policy, Tax Policy, Uncategorized | September 11, 2012 at 2:49 pm , by mariel

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Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, a Texas Republican who helped write the 1999 law that enabled the creation of financial institutions such as Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., talks about the outlook for the 2012 presidential election and the banking industry. He speaks with...

Steve McMillin: Fiscal Cliff is Bad News for the Economy

Posted in: Uncategorized | July 12, 2012 at 5:03 pm , by mariel

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‘Cliff’-Hanger On Dividends THU 12 JUL 12 | 03:40 PM ET Discussing their biggest concern with the fiscal cliff scenario and what impact it could have on dividend holders, with Steve McMillin, U.S. Policy Metrics, and Grover Norquist, Americans For Tax Reform. Watch the video ...

Senator Phil Gramm joins AEI to work on Economic Policy

Posted in: Uncategorized | June 6, 2012 at 10:05 am , by mariel

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Senator Phil Gramm joins AEI to work on Economic Policy American Enterprise Institute (AEI) President Arthur Brooks announced today that former senator Phil Gramm has joined AEI to work on economic policy. Senator Gramm joins AEI as a visiting scholar after a long and distinguished career in public service, academia...

Gramm and McMillin: The Real Causes of Income Inequality

Posted in: Uncategorized | April 6, 2012 at 1:57 pm , by evren

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Any analysis of taxes paid in high tax-and-spend countries shows that the U.S. has the most progressive income tax system in the world. By Phil Gramm and Steve McMillin as appeared in Wall Street Journal on April 6, 2012 In the stagnant days of the Carter administration, when inflation was...

Obama Budget `Detached From Reality,’ Gramm Says

Posted in: Uncategorized | February 15, 2012 at 9:00 am , by evren

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Feb. 15, 2012 – 9:00 AM ET (Bloomberg) — Phil Gramm, a former Republican senator from Texas, talks about President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget proposal and financial regulations. Gramm, speaking with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop,” also discusses legislation to extend a payroll-tax cut. Watch the...

Phil Gramm: President’s Budget Proposal is Detached from Reality

Posted in: Uncategorized | February 14, 2012 at 3:44 pm , by evren

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Are Americans better off now, than they were four years ago? Phil Gramm, (R) fmr. Texas Senator, and U.S. Policy Metrics senior partner, discusses President Obama's tax and budget policies on CNBC's The Kudlow Report....

Reaganomics and American Character

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Regulatory Policy, Tax Policy, Uncategorized | January 19, 2012 at 4:07 pm , by mariel

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The following is adapted from a speech delivered at Hillsdale College on October 3, 2011, during a four day conference on “Reagan: A Centenary Retrospective”. To access the pdf version click here. ...