After the recent spate of primary elections, many are saying that it is inevitable that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee in the 2016 election. If Donald Trump were to become President and enact the policies he has espoused on the campaign trail — signature policies such as his call for China and Mexico […]
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is one of a kind. He is the only self-proclaimed socialist in Congress, and he is also the only Democratic candidate in the presidential race to oppose crony programs such as the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Hillary Clinton, a big supporter of the bank, and Sanders clashed quite […]
Over the past two weeks, economic analysis by UMass-Amherst economist Gerald Friedman, claiming that Bernie Sanders’ economic plan would create 5.3% real GDP growth, has come under intense scrutiny from prominent Democratic economists including 4 former Democratic CEA chairs and Paul Krugman, who is calling such forecasts “fairy dust”. Former Obama CEA Chair Christina Romer and […]
Perhaps the cold — or the proximity to Canada — got to New Hampshire’s voters on February 9. Both Republicans and Democrats in the Granite State handed presidential primary victories to candidates who have — at one time or another — supported government-run, Canadian-style single-payer health care. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who crushed Hillary Clinton […]
During the February 11th debate, the candidates repeated several proposals that they had offered during previous debates and also featured new policies that could have an impact on spending. Secretary Hillary Clinton added seven items to her agenda, five of which would increase annual outlays by $15.345 billion, and two whose costs are indeterminate due […]