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Daily Archives: January 28, 2012

Economics

Why the Reagan Recovery was much more impressive than Obama’s

James Pethokoukis | January 28, 2012, 5:32 pm

My pal Joe Weisenthal over at Business Insider just wrote a piece—in response to a post I wrote earlier today—with the delightfully provocative and contrarian headline, “Why The Obama Recovery Has Been Much More Impressive Than Reagan’s.” Nope, I’m not … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Sugar Tariffs Cost Americans $3.86 Billion in 2011

Mark J. Perry | January 28, 2012, 2:35 pm

The chart above displays annual refined sugar prices (cents per pound) using data from the USDA (Tables 2 and 5) between 1982 and 2011 for: a) the U.S. wholesale refined sugar price at Midwest markets, and b) the world refined … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Tater Tot Food Truck

Mark J. Perry | January 28, 2012, 2:13 pm

St. Paul Pioneer Press — “Look for a new entry coming soon to the food truck scene in downtown St. Paul. Tot Boss will be the city’s first truck specializing in Tater Tots. The owner is Dan Docken, a cabinet-maker-turned-chef, … read more >

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Economics

Is it unfair to compare the Obama and Reagan economic recoveries? No

James Pethokoukis | January 28, 2012, 9:11 am

Ronald Reagan inherited a Long Recession. The economy declined 0.3 percent in 1980, grew at a subpar 2.5 percent in 1981, and then plunged 1.9 percent in 1982. The lengthy downturn was really the culmination of more than a decade … read more >

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