Category Archives: Taxes

Bush vs. Obama: Failed Banks

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, I compared the number of bankruptcy filings under the Bush and Obama administrations.  Because of a significant change in bankruptcy law in 2005, I concluded that it would be very difficult to do an adequate apples-to-apples comparison. Today, I decided to … Continue reading →

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Bush vs. Obama: Bankruptcies

Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since comparisons between Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama appear to be very popular these days, I have added another chart to the mix. I was curious if there were any major differences between the number of bankruptcy filings … Continue reading →

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Regulatory Uncertainty in the Obama Administration: Part III

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

So far, I have published two articles showing examples of how the Obama administration’s policy uncertainty has had a negative effect on the economic recovery. In the first piece, I showed four high level examples of how Obama administration policies have negatively impacted the economic recovery. … Continue reading →

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Regulatory Uncertainty in the Obama Administration: Part II

Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, I published an article showing four examples of how the Obama administration’s regulatory uncertainty has had a negative effect on the economic recovery. In that piece, I noted that private sector growth sharply decelerated following the passage of the … Continue reading →

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Conservatives Blamed for British Barbarism

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

It was only a matter of time before these animal-like wards of the state blamed conservatives and the “wealthy” for their own barbaric behavior. After over thirty years and billions of pounds on social welfare programs, this is what London … Continue reading →

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Regulatory Uncertainty in the Obama Administration

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Wish we could nail it, but we can’t.” — Exelon CEO John Rowe on future nuclear regulations Some on the left have complained that the right frequently blames Obama for a bad economy, because his administration creates a great deal … Continue reading →

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A Whiff of Grapeshot: What’s Good Enough for Londonderry, is Good Enough for London

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“This is criminality, pure and simple, and it has to be confronted and defeated” — British Prime Minister David Cameron As the mayhem in London continues for a fourth night, it is important to determine the trigger, the motivations of the … Continue reading →

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Bush vs. Obama: Food Stamps

Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“I’m sort of a foodie, and I’m not going to do the ‘living off ramen’ thing,” — University of Chicago graduate receiving food stamps Since President Obama became President in January 2009, nearly 14 million additional Americans were receiving food stamps as of … Continue reading →

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Bush vs. Obama: Federal Debt

Posted on Monday, August 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Nearly three years after Barack Obama became president, many liberals still insist that Bush is primarily responsible for running up the national debt. While the federal debt did increase by $4.9 trillion on President George W. Bush’s watch, it did not increase at … Continue reading →

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Sic Transit Gloria Mundi: S&P Lowers America’s Credit Rating

Posted on Saturday, August 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sic transit gloria mundi How doth the busy bee Dum vivimus vivamus I stay my enemy! — Emily Dickinson opening to a poem she published in the Springfield Daily Republican in 1852, a newspaper associated with the founding of the Republican … Continue reading →

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