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A Daunting Triple Alliance Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: May 2005
Will the Federal government ever display enough courage--or know-how--to contain the triple-headed beast of Social Security, Medicare, and Income Tax reform?
 
Administration Left Wondering What Went Wrong Murray Weidenbaum
Your Health Category: ObamaCare Published: October 2009
 
Advising Reagan: Making Economic Policy that Makes Sense Murray Weidenbaum
Category: USA Yesterday Published: September 2011
As a veteran of four Admininstration, the author was well-suited to serve as chairman of Pres. Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, a group that helped launch the greatest revolution of prosperity our nation has ever experienced.
 
An American Look at the Czech Republic Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: September 2007
Traditionally, we have had a very special relationship with the Czech people. There is a substantial reservoir of good will towards Americans. The U.S. has been one of the top five foreign investors in the Czech nation since the Velvet Revolution of 1989.
 
Anatomy of a Bailout Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: March 2010
"There is no substitute for integrity, good judgment, and a true sense of responsibility on the part of the financial decisionmakers at every level, in both the public and private sectors."
 
Can the U.S. Continue to Flex Its Economic Muscle? Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: November 2003
Are burgeoning budget deficits, national security overruns, burdensome government regulations, Medicare funding woes, and stiff global competition endangering America's powerhouse status?
 
Charting the Business of Think Tanks Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Business & Finance Published: July 2009
". . . Supporting a think tank is a direct way of enhancing the opportunity for a donor to gain knowledge of public issues and to insert the company's position into the public debate."
 
Crafting an Economic Policy that Actually Works Murray Weidenbaum
Category: USA Yesterday Published: November 2011
Economic freedom is intertwined closely with personal liberty; business-government relations should be characterized by less intervention by government; and free trade is the international combination of these two themes.
 
Doing Business with China Murray Weidenbaum
Category: The World Today Published: November 2006
The path to prosperity remains tricky in the People's Republic of China, but American entrepreneurs and businessmen--as well as the Chinese themselves--finally appear to be on the road to, if not riches, at least resolve.
 
Examining the Economics of Environmental Policy Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: November 2008
"At the heart of benefit-cost, cost-effectiveness, and benefit-risk analyses is the proposition that the existence of finite resources requires society to set priorities and make choices."
 
Government, Business, and the Response to Terrorism Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2002
". . . The ongoing activities of international terrorist groups will continue to levy a hidden tax on American business in the form of added costs of operation."
 
How Does the U.S. Economy Stack Up? Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: July 2010
It would be helpful if the public, as well as governmental decisionmakers, would take more enlightened positions on the vital role of private enterprise, especially companies involved heavily in international trade and investment.
 
How to Develop a National Energy Policy Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: March 2009
"Minimizing the disruption to the national economy may warrant a significant role for conventional fuels during the limited period that new energy sources are being developed and the means for their distribution put in place."
 
How to Play "Spin the Budget" Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: September 2010
"Lack of transparency is endemic in governmental data, but the difficulty of finding basic historical data on central government debt is comical."
 
How to Reduce Government Spending--Really! Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: November 2010
". . . Opportunities for serious budget pruning abound in every department and agency--military and civilian as well as social and economic."
 
Is Europe's Economic Giant Sputtering? Murray Weidenbaum
Category: The World Today Published: March 2007
"What economists call structural rigidities in Germany's labor market have slowed down the pace of ecoonomic activity. They have made it more difficult for Germany industry to adjust to unexpected shocks and changes, notably low-cost competition. . . ."
 
Learning from the Management Style of "The Great Communicator" Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Profiles in History Published: July 2007
During his eight years in the White House, Ronald Reagan "did not try to micromanage the decisionmaking within each of the agencies, but held his appointees accountable for the results."
 
Meeting the Global Energy Challenge Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2002
"There are no quick solutions to the energy supply and infrastructure challenge facing the U.S. specifically and the global marketplace generally."
 
Military Might Comes with a Price Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: July 2010
". . . The uncertain and dangerous world in which we live requires a serious rethinking of the tendency of the last half-century to reduce the portion of the nation's resources and, specifically, of the government's budget devoted to national defense."
 
More Slices from a Smaller Pie Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2010
It has become quite apparent that the Obama Administration's major objective is a complete redistribution of the nation's wealth through a series of severe regulatory programs and onerous tax-and-spend initiatives.
 
No End in Sight Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Consumer Safety Published: March 2014
". . . When we examine the full array of government regulations of consumer products, we find that this segment of government activity has become a growth industry."
 
On the Defensive Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: July 2012
The challenge facing planners in the second decade of the 21st century is how, at a time of severe budgetary pressures, does the nation maintain the defense industry's innovative, managerial, and technological strength so vital to national security?
 
Outsourcing Is a Good Thing--Mostly Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: May 2004
"Cost reductions from outsourcing . . . open up new market opportunities for U.S. companies to generate additional jobs here at home. . . . Outsourcing and the savings its generates are the beginning--not the end--of the adjustment process."
 
Policy Challenges Facing the Next President Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: July 2008
". . . It seems quite clear that, warts and all, the U.S. still is the freest society with the strongest economy of any nation on the face of the globe."
 
Scientific Uncertainties and Policy Controversies Over Global Warming Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: July 2005
"Because of America's great dependence on fossil fuels for energy, the economic impact of [reducing emissions] would be particularly severe on the U.S. economy."
 
Stepping on the Third Rail of Politics Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2014
". . . The longer we kick the can (of Social Security financial problems) down the road, the bigger that can will become--and, sooner or later, it will become too heave to move."
 
Surveying the Global Marketplace Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: January 2004
"Half of Xerox's employees work on foreign soil and less than half of Sony's employees are Japanese. More than 50% of IBM's revenues originate overseas; the same is true for Citigroup, ExxonMobil, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, and many other corporate giants.
 
The Bad News Is Really Good News Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: July 2004
With South Korea flexing its considerable economic muscle on the world stage, the U.S. suddenly has a new competitor--and partner--in the ever-evolving global marketplace
 
The Bear Hungers On: Will Russia Get--and Keep--Its Act Together? Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: January 2005
The major republic of the former Soviet Union is full of economic possibilities--and major pitfalls.
 
The Dubious Economics of the Obama Plan Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: May 2009
Although the legislation is referred to as an economic stimulus plan, the CBO expects more of the money to be spent in 2011 and 2012 than in 2009. Despite protestations, these are not the actions of an Administration friendly to private enterprise.
 
The Never-Ending Dilemma Over Medicare and Social Security Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: May 2006
This pair of political hot potatoes has generated lots of debate, but no viable solutions, as a basic question continues to remain unanswered: How long will the working population agree that a rising share of its taxes goes to people no longer working?
 
The Tax Man Cometh No Matter Where You Are Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: July 2013
"Four major alternative ways of reforming Federal taxation that focus directly or indirectly on consumption have been developed," but none of them will be adopted by Congress.
 
The Tax Reform Revolution Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2005
"The four approaches to tax reform--flat, USA, national sales, and value-added--all are variations on the same theme. All would shift the base of Federal taxation from income to consumption while simplifying the process of complying with the tax law."
 
Unions Rarely Miss Their Payday Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: March 2010
". . . The average government worker now earns more than the average private-sector worker. This relationship is occurring during a period in which all levels of government are facing unprecedented budget deficits."
 
Washington Think Tanks Had Better Start Thinking Harder--and Fast Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: May 2011
"Think tanks should be an antidote to the oversimplified sloganeering that dominates today's public policy debates."
 
Why War Is So Affordable: The Military's Role in the U.S. Economy Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: November 2005
"Within wide limits, the U.S. can afford to spend whatever it believes to be necessary to promote the nation's security. . . ."