Posts Tagged ‘Big Government’
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The Millions Are Better Than The Monolith
Posted by Jeff Carter on December 20th, 2011 at 9:00 am, Comments: 0Love this, (thanks Insty). Simply love what he has to say, and how he goes after the “ruling class”. If you are paying attention to [...]
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Big vs Little
Posted by Jeff Carter on December 18th, 2011 at 11:46 am, Comments: 0There was a nice little debate on ABC this morning. I generally don’t watch the morning shows. But, this one pitted hard lefties Barney Frank [...]
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War In Europe?
Posted by Jeff Carter on November 29th, 2011 at 5:17 pm, Comments: 0Lately, because of the debt crisis in Europe a lot of people are speculating that if we don’t save the Euro, the Europeans will go [...]
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Government Reports, Market Volatility and Big Government
Posted by Jeff Carter on October 12th, 2011 at 11:01 am, Comments: 0It occurred to me after reading this short blurb in Pork Network that government reports cost a lot more than they are worth. Rarely are [...]
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Just What Are We Afraid Of?
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 17th, 2011 at 12:17 pm, Comments: 0The debt ceiling debate rages on. Stalking horses are mounted. The sentries are sent out. Battle plans are formulated. Generals send their troops out into [...]
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Brian Wesbury Comments on the Jobs Report
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 11th, 2011 at 11:18 pm, Comments: 0Brian Wesbury has been a pretty top rate forecaster over the past couple of years. He has released some great reports, with some really excellent [...]
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Fat Tuesday Linkfest
Posted by Jeff Carter on March 8th, 2011 at 7:00 am, Comments: 0If you read only one article today, read this one . A lot of people make fun of the Tea Party, and think it’s just [...]
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Flatter, Horizontal, Localized
Posted by Jeff Carter on March 6th, 2011 at 5:40 pm, Comments: 0Watch the above video. There are a couple of very interesting points, especially about the Progressive Movement of the early 20th Century, and then at [...]
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The New Obama Strategy-Not Moving to the Center
Posted by Jeff Carter on December 30th, 2010 at 6:39 am, Comments: 0Post November election, the left wing press was speculating that Obama would move to the center, a la Bill Clinton. The entire lame duck session [...]
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Illinois Is Broke
Posted by Jeff Carter on September 27th, 2010 at 10:26 pm, Comments: 0Went to an event tonight sponsored by the Economic Club of Chicago. The co-founders of a project called IllinoisisBroke.com were there along with other luminaries [...]
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Home Depot Founder Tells It Like It Is
Posted by Jeff Carter on September 27th, 2010 at 12:14 pm, Comments: 0Long, but worth your time. He is right. Big companies will only get bigger and are unaffected. It’s the little guy. Government policies are creating [...]
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Framing the Debate
Posted by Jeff Carter on August 28th, 2010 at 10:24 am, Comments: 0When the media speaks about Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), they always talk about how conservative he is on social issues. DeMint is pro-life, and many [...]
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Tax Cuts and Wars Didn't Bankrupt America
Posted by Jeff Carter on August 23rd, 2010 at 2:25 pm, Comments: 0Wow, this is an eye opener. Recall how the Democrats were going to be fiscally prudent with taxpayer money? Recall how Obama campaigned on a [...]
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Fannie and Freddie
Posted by Jeff Carter on August 8th, 2010 at 8:07 am, Comments: 0Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, gave America a heart attack…. The root cause of the financial melt down of 2008 was not Wall Street. Wall [...]
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American DNA
Posted by Jeff Carter on August 6th, 2010 at 9:26 am, Comments: 0Peggy Noonan writes a depressing article in the Wall Street Journal today. It is a continuation of the malaise that the economy and the tenor [...]
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Government Motors and Press Secy Gibbs
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 30th, 2010 at 11:20 am, Comments: 0Yesterday Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs said if GM and Chrysler went bankrupt,”a million people would lose their jobs.”. This is false. American bankruptcy courts [...]
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Jeffrey Carter is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and independent trader. He specializes in turning concepts into profits. He co-founded Hyde Park Angels one of the most active angel groups in the United States in April of 2007. He previously served on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Board of Directors. He has done market commentary for (More...) -
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