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Daily Archives: December 31, 2012

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Some clear thinking on the national debt and the real fiscal problem: Government’s spending on entitlement programs

Mark J. Perry | December 31, 2012, 5:58 pm

Scott Grannis provides some refreshingly clear and cogent thinking about why it’s not repaying the swelling national debt that necessarily by itself creates a problem for the U.S. economy; rather it’s the government’s increasing spending on unproductive programs in the … read more >

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Updates on America’s booming energy sector

Mark J. Perry | December 31, 2012, 10:34 am

America’s energy industry continues to be one of the strongest engines of growth for the U.S. economy, thanks to the advanced drilling technologies that have given energy companies access to oil- and gas-saturated shale rock formations from Texas to North … read more >

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Markets in everything: Child-size bulletproof vests

Mark J. Perry | December 31, 2012, 9:08 am

DAILY MAIL — “A Colombian company that makes stylish bulletproof clothing has launched a new line of child-sized vests and backpacks in the wake of the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. “Miguel Caballero says his firm will begin making … read more >

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