Economy Archives | Faith and Facts https://www.faithandfacts.com/category/economy/ Exploring the intersection between personal faith and public life. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:50:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Go Vegan to Stop Climate Change! https://www.faithandfacts.com/go-vegan-to-stop-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=go-vegan-to-stop-climate-change https://www.faithandfacts.com/go-vegan-to-stop-climate-change/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:24:51 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2688 Blame it on the cows! The sky is falling, the ozone is fading and the earth is warming. And who is the biggest culprit in this fiasco? Cows. That’s right. Cows. C-O-W-S! Freakonomics has an incredible article with the details. Turns out, veganism offers the single most effective path to reducing global climate change. Eating […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/go-vegan-to-stop-climate-change/feed/ 3 Who Is Running the Show? https://www.faithandfacts.com/who-is-running-the-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-is-running-the-show Sun, 16 May 2010 00:04:01 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2142 RT Chuck Ledbetter –  “Sometimes I wonder if the government is run by smart people who are just putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.” Mark Twain

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]]> Freedom From Government https://www.faithandfacts.com/freedom-from-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freedom-from-government https://www.faithandfacts.com/freedom-from-government/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:45:24 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2010/03/22/freedom-from-government/ Quotes from Thomas Jefferson – I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. The […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/freedom-from-government/feed/ 3 Single Mothers: The Unintended Consequences https://www.faithandfacts.com/single-mothers-the-unintended-consequences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=single-mothers-the-unintended-consequences https://www.faithandfacts.com/single-mothers-the-unintended-consequences/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:21:32 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1917 I was unaware that single mothers raising their children could cause a major problem for society.  Then I read a book by Levitt and Dubner, entitled Freakonomics, and more recently a second by Ann Coulter, Guilty.  Both books detail the hidden damage of single mothers on our society. The issue:  Single mothers have often been […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/single-mothers-the-unintended-consequences/feed/ 44 The Real Cost Of The Bailout https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-real-cost-of-the-bailout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-cost-of-the-bailout https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-real-cost-of-the-bailout/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:49:06 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1669 A number of people have asked me to document how we have spent over $4 trillion in #bailout money. Turns out, the graphic below was a snapshot of bailout money and now the total has risen to almost $7 trillion. I believe the final total may top $15 trillion. Of course, I said all this […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-real-cost-of-the-bailout/feed/ 42 Bar Stool Economics https://www.faithandfacts.com/bar-stool-economics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bar-stool-economics https://www.faithandfacts.com/bar-stool-economics/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:02:45 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1419 . Something they don’t teach at Business School (or in Washington). Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/bar-stool-economics/feed/ 40 Dow Tanks – Again https://www.faithandfacts.com/dow-tanks-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dow-tanks-again Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:38:47 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1404 The Dow Jones Average has experienced the largest two day drop since 1987, reminding us that our financial troubles are far from over. Jobless claims and a shrinking #economy have crushed earnings reports and stock prices. Overnight, Japan was down 6% and European stocks were down 5-10%. Russia is in trouble and China is not […]

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]]> Obama Ad Lies About Family Income https://www.faithandfacts.com/obama-ad-lies-about-family-income/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obama-ad-lies-about-family-income Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:18:30 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1066 In a recent television ad, Barack Obama claims that family incomes are falling: “For eight years, you’ve been told that the way to a stronger #economy was to give huge tax breaks to corporations and the wealthiest Americans, and somehow prosperity would trickle down. Well now we know the truth. It didn’t work. Instead of […]

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]]> AIG Needs $38 Billion More https://www.faithandfacts.com/aig-needs-38-billion-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aig-needs-38-billion-more https://www.faithandfacts.com/aig-needs-38-billion-more/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:38:12 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=853 We just loaned them $85 Billion. But that wasn’t enough. Everyone. Together now. “I told you so!” The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it was lending billions of additional funds to cash-strapped American International Group Inc. Under the program, the New York Federal Reserve Bank will provide $37.8 billion in additional cash to certain domestic life […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/aig-needs-38-billion-more/feed/ 1 LA Times edits out McCain’s remarks on economy https://www.faithandfacts.com/la-times-edits-out-mccains-remarks-on-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-times-edits-out-mccains-remarks-on-economy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:30:54 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/07/la-times-edits-out-mccain%e2%80%99s-remarks-on-economy-then-suggests-he-won%e2%80%99t-talk-about-economy-right-voices/ Yesterday, McCain blasted Obama and the Democrats for the mess we are in. How does the LA Times cover the story? They pretended he never said anything about the #economy! Right Voices.

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