Blog More Trade Means More Peace By: Ryan Young 10/21/2008 If goods do not cross borders, then soldiers will. It’s an old saying. Maybe even a cliché. But there is some truth to it. What…
Blog Is the Stimulus Working? By: Ryan Young 07/31/2008 The New York Times ominously reports that “G.D.P. Grows at Tepid 1.9% Pace Despite Stimulus” A more accurate wording would be “G.D.P. Grows at…
Blog Putting the Farm Bill in Perspective By: Ryan Young 07/31/2008 Number of farms in the U.S. — about 2.1 million. Cost of the 2008 farm bill — $300 billion over…
Blog Doha Round Stalled Again By: Ryan Young 07/29/2008 Disagreements over farm subsidies have caused the current round of WTO negotiations to collapse. Developing countries are upset that subsidized farmers from rich countries…
Blog Minimum Wage to Increase Thursday By: Ryan Young 07/23/2008 On Thursday, the federal minimum wage will increase to $6.55 per hour. Next July it is scheduled to go up to $7.25 per hour. CNN…
Blog End Farm Subsidies, Save Doha By: Ryan Young 07/22/2008 The U.S. government transfers about $17 billion from taxpayers to farmers in an average year. Every man, woman, and child in the country gives more…
