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....
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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....
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WSJ: Don’t Be Fooled by ‘Secular Stagnation’
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...
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Republicans, Stand Up for Health Freedom
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...
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WSJ-The GOP’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Temptation
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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