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Ask the Economist: Are my taxes going up?


November 26, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, Latest news & views

President-elect Obama all but promised higher taxes on the rich and letting various Bush tax cuts expire while in campaign mode, but with the recession hitting full stride, he’s backtracked on the timing of any tax hike.

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Ask the Economist: Should we bail out Detroit?


November 20, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

The financial and airline sectors got a bailout. Defaulting homeowners and other companies are in line. How about GM, Ford and Chrysler?

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Ask the Economist: Which industries should recover first?


November 13, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Benchmarking, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

Before I answer that question, I’d like to hear the official announcement that we’re in a recession.

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Ask the Economist: Why isn’t our bank lending?


November 7, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

It’s because banks are caught in a squeeze. They have limited resources and few good options for raising more.

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Ask the Economist: What impact will the cuts have?


October 30, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

Well, evidently the first impact was to add nearly 1,000 points to the Dow Jones.

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Ask the Economist: Our 401(k) crashed, what do I tell the employees?


October 24, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

Tell them to hang on tight.

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Ask the Economist: How much of a boost will we get from falling gas prices?


October 16, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Communication tips, Cost cutters, Economy, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

We’ll get a boost, but only a small one.

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Ask the Economist: Where can I safely put our money?


October 9, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

It depends how much risk you’re willing to take.

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Ask the Economist: Do you support the bailout?


October 3, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, Latest news & views

No. And I have nine reasons why Paulson’s $700 billion bailout plan is a bad idea.

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Ask the Economist: How’s the US compared to everyone else?


September 25, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

My boss asked an interesting question the other day.

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