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More crony capitalism
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Intellectually, we are with Mr. Romney, emotionally, we are with Mr. Obama
Ideologically, we are in deed closer to Mitt Romney than to President Obama. The problem though is that we do feel a lot of sympathy for Mr. Obama as a person which is why we have a hard time to unequivocally position us against him. Continue reading
Listen up IMF/Troika to Romney
Mr. Romney, rightly, argues that it is a mistake to raise taxes in order to reach a dual growth and austerity target. In this, he is in considerable contrast to current IMF/Troika practice. Continue reading
Erring between extremes
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The reasonable thing may be to eventually break them up
Big banks may simply be too big and unwieldy that anyone could hope to manage them adequately. Continue reading
Why does what works in Ireland not seem to work in Spain?
The swift success of the Irish reform measures has a lot to do with the lesser degree of hostility that the Irish public has towards free-market ideas and concepts. Compare that to the situation in Southern Europe. Continue reading
Mariano Rajoy is inducted into Noah denkt
Fate and financial markets will eventually compensate Mariano Rajoy for all the courage, tenacity and wisdom which he is showing in his current role as captain of the beleaguered Spanish ship. Continue reading
You have to be hopeful, even if there appears to be no hope
There is no denying that a majority of citizens in Europe is unwilling to understand that the European welfare state needs to be considerably reduced if the Euro-zone wants to deal with the global market reality effectively. Continue reading
Please do not choose to live in a fantasy land!
On April 22 and May 6, French voters, will have the chance to decide whether they want to live in a protective fantasy land (Hollande, Le Pen, M Continue reading
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