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On the “Buffett Rule” – At My Own Peril

Written on April 20, 2012 by Gary D. Halbert in Economy & Markets, Political & Geopolitical

President Obama has been pressing hard for passage of the so-called Buffett Rule since late last summer. The Buffett Rule is a proposed tax law that would require anyone making over a million dollars a year to pay a minimum of 30% of that money in income taxes. Actually, the proposed law is much more…

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The High Cost of Cheap Money

Written on April 5, 2012 by Gary D. Halbert in Economy & Markets, Political & Geopolitical

At the last Fed policy meeting on March 13, the FOMC vowed once again to keep the Fed Funds rate near zero until late 2014. The Fed seems to believe that this policy of extremely low rates will be most conducive to economic growth. But it does not appear to be working. As a result,…

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