The Fiscal Cliff Doesn’t Reduce Pork Barrel Projects

Today we reprint portions of a column from John Mauldin,  How To Benefit From The Fiscal Cliff Pork Barrels By John Mauldin | January 17, 2013 In all of the emotional wrangling over the Fiscal Cliff, politicians may posture in front of the microphones, but behind the scenes, they calmly go about their business of… Continue reading The Fiscal Cliff Doesn’t Reduce Pork Barrel Projects

Fiscal Cliff Nonsense Abates and Economy Continues to Improve

A Sense of Drama Stuck between a hard place and a rock, the Republicans finally relented and an agreement concerning the Fiscal Cliff was reached. The issue seems to have been a holdover from the sudden rise of the Tea Party, which during the last administration promoted a nonsensical pledge among Republicans to never agree… Continue reading Fiscal Cliff Nonsense Abates and Economy Continues to Improve

The Great Rotation – What Happens When the Fiscal Cliff is Resolved

The Fiscal Cliff Approaches With the US election now over, the Tea Party smacked down, and the Republicans licking their wounds, attention has shifted to the Fiscal Cliff. Should the politicians not reach agreement, a prearranged penalty system kicks in with large income tax rate increases and large expenditure cuts. Sort of a massive bluff… Continue reading The Great Rotation – What Happens When the Fiscal Cliff is Resolved