College Enrollment Slides
Mounting debt and limited prospects seen as the cause
Economics
Soaring Cigarette Taxes Create a Wildly Lucrative Market for Smugglers
More than 60 percent of all cigarettes sold in New York are smuggled
Majority of Americans Want Federal Government To 'Redistribute' Wealth
You mean most people want stuff that doesn't belong to them? Shocker.
You Can't Just Sell an Electric Car to Someone, This is America!
Tesla Motors getting thwarted by car dealer friendly laws
Portugal Announces Spending Cuts to Keep Loans Coming
Court strikes down effort to reduce public worker salaries
Washington State Seeks Pension Changes
Trying to manage rising health care costs, stop pension spiking
Philip Morris 1Q Profits Down 2 Percent
Cigarette sales going down, taxes on them going up
Taxation Is Theft
The Constitution doesn't permit the feds to steal your money. But steal, the feds do.
UnitedHealth First Quarter Profits Down on Rising Costs
Outlook probably not getting better
Calif. Considers Major Public Pension Changes
Would cost municipalities billions but would pay down currently unfunded obligations
Self-Publishing Increasingly Displaces Book Publishing Companies
For new and established authors alike, old-line publishers have little to offer
France Smothers Under Regulatory Burden
Even local officials admit there are too many rules to follow
America Doesn't Need a Government-Run Postal Service
It's time to downsize or, better yet, privatize.
Greece Gets More Bailout Money in Return for Promised Cost Controls
What's that about good money after bad?
Poll: Not Many Americans Think Gun Control is the Most Important Problem
Economic issues are what many think are important
British Unemployment Increased Between December and February
Unemployment rate at 7.9 percent
IMF Tells British Chancellor of the Exchequer He is "Playing With Fire"
Not fans of austerity
Economist: Calif. May Begin to Lose Population
Gold Rush may reverse itself due to state's lack of opportunities
The Compliance Boom
When it comes to insuring compliance with government regulations, business is booming.
Federal Reserve Pays Banks Tens of Billions in Interest on Reserves
Lingering subsidy from the bailout
Don't Believe What You've Heard About Immigrants and Welfare
How immigrants expand the economy and benefit all Americans.
Argentines Turn to Bitcoin To Escape Inflation, Currency Controls
Need to escape state incompetence and restrictions
Gold Takes a Dive on News of Slowing Chinese Economy
Industrial demand for the stuff is expected to drop
Romania's Shadow Economy Equivalent to About 30 Percent of GDP
Which is not the biggest share in Europe, surprisingly
Housing Starts Up, Building Permits Down in March
Up 7 percent from February's numbers, which were revised upward
Stimulus Jobs Vanish!
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act failed to create lasting employment.
