Harvey’s Introduction
I wrote this essay today for the Wall Street Journal on the issue of CEOs taking the side on a political issue.
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Harvey’s Introduction
I wrote this last year after reading about larger percentages of millennials believed socialism was a better economic system than capitalism. Incredibly stupid and uneducated, but they believe it. This brief essay only deals with one aspect of the comparison – and is not an exposition on the banality of socialist thinking and the lack of morality in those systems.
Harvey’s Introduction
I originally wrote this in early 2020 before the pandemic hit because I was pissed off at Progressive criticisms of Trump’s economic policies.
Harvey’s Introduction
This a draft version of a speech i hope Biden will give immediately after the Electoral College votes. It is simply unacceptable that, in our country, the legitimacy of a presidential election can be called into question. After I get comments from you, I will revise this speech to come up with a final version.
Harvey’s Introduction
I wrote this opinion essay for the WSJ in 2011 to describe what I thought were inconsistencies within what President Obama called a jobs bill. Its intent was to stimulate the economy after the initial $1 trillion stimulus package failed to do so. He recognized that the recovery was not going well but his recommended solution was both wasteful and counter productive.
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This article was written early in President Obama’s second term. It points out that the Obama claim of a great recovery was wrong; the recovery was miserable. It also argues that his program for improving the economy was not working and would not work. Finally, It argues that the best way to help the economy is to eliminate the corporate tax entirely or, at least, lower the rate to competitive international levels. This finally got done in the Trump tax code revision but the cost of getting this benefit was reducing the tax burden in other areas that would have little economic impact.
Harvey’s Introduction
I wrote this article about 3 years into Obama’s first term when I got tired of the press narrative and Obama’s boasting about what a great job he did in dealing with the financial crisis. This article shows he actually did a fairly rotten job.
Harvey’s Introduction
I wrote this at the beginning of Obama’s first term in office. We were at the beginning of the financial crisis and I had little faith in what Congress would do to deal with the economic crisis. In this essay, I defined what I thought Congress needed to do. As I re-read this essay now, I think my suggestions are still valid. I guess the behavior of our elected officials has not improved in the last 12 years.
Harvey’s Introduction
During one of the perennial debates on the pros and cons of globalization, I wrote this essay on the benefits of free trade. I still believe in the points I made then. I also believe the U.S. needs to take strong action to deal with unfair trade practices and forced technology transfers.
Harvey’s Introduction
I’ve written a lot about our tax system and this essay deals with one aspect of our tax code – corporate tax rates. The left thinks corporations “do not pay their fair share”. Of course, their fair share is never defined. I argue that the best corporate tax rate would be zero; that would have a huge, beneficial effect on our economy. It would only be bad for politicians.