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WSJ: A Booming Economy Will Challenge the Fed

Normal growth will drive up the demand for bank loans and induce lending of excess reserves. By Phil Gramm and Thomas R. Saving Dec. 13, 2017 6:37 p.m. ET The asset base of the world’s financial institutions crumbled in the fall of 2008 as mortgage-backed securities collapsed and credit markets froze....

Fox Business Network-Tax reform underway amid buzz that top rate could be lowered again

Dec. 13, 2017 – 4:57 – Former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) explains what provisions he’d like to see in Republicans’ tax reform plan, which could be on President Trump’s desk as soon as next week. You can watch the clip here....

WSJ: Don’t Be Fooled by ‘Secular Stagnation’

Posted in: Tax Policy, Uncategorized | December 2, 2017

American exceptionalism hasn’t come to an end, and we needn’t settle for 2% economic growth. What the U.S. needs is policies like Reagan’s, not Obama’s. By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon Dec. 1, 2017 6:40 p.m. ET The only sound basis for gauging the potential impact of public-policy changes is through...

Republicans, Stand Up for Health Freedom

Posted in: Healthcare | October 19, 2017

As a precondition for any bailout deal, families should be permitted to opt out of ObamaCare. By Phil Gramm Oct. 18, 2017 6:17 p.m. ET While there is plenty of blame to go around for Republicans’ inability to repeal and replace Obama Care, the effort was all but doomed as...

WSJ-The GOP’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Temptation

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Tax Policy | October 9, 2017

The top 10% of earners already pay 71% of federal income taxes—highest in the developed world. By Phil Gramm Oct. 8, 2017 2:35 p.m. ET Given that the top 10% of income earners in America pay more than 71% of federal income taxes and do most of the saving, investing...

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