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Democrats – Good For Business?

By on October 16, 2008 in Politics

The New York Times has an opinion piece by Tommy McCall that asks: Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. So which party has been better for American pocketbooks and capitalism as a whole? While I would have guessed Republicans, isn’t that the conventional wisdom? But obviously Mr. [...]

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Why Vote?

By on October 14, 2008 in Politics

This post was inspired by an column that appeared in the New York Times back on Nov. 6, 2005. It was titled Why Vote? and was written by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt of Freakonomics fame. The money quote from the article: …voting exacts a cost – in time, effort, lost productivity – [...]

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