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Daniel Sutter

Let’s not spread the wealth around

Earlier in the summer, the Federal Reserve released a report on income in America. According to the report, median real (inflation-adjusted) pre-tax family income has ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Friday, September 21, 2012 6:13 am

Daniel Sutter

Public schools: Not our children’s keepers

The Chicago teachers’ strike is serving to highlight problems faced by public school systems throughout our country. The teachers do not want to be held ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:00 pm

Daniel Sutter

A red state with a case of the blues

The state of the economy in Alabama is not good. Our state unemployment rate of 8.3 percent, which is keeping up with the US average, ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 11:00 pm

Daniel Sutter

It’s been a long, hot summer here

This week we celebrate Labor Day. Like Memorial Day, it is a uniquely American holiday. Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer. It has ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:00 pm

Daniel Sutter

Price-gouging? Think again

It’s hurricane season, and the threat of Isaac hitting Alabama or one of our neighboring Gulf states has dominated recent news coverage, prompted thousands of ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:26 am

Daniel Sutter

Reject the Medicaid expansion

Medicaid is a mess. It has grown in size and scope in the past 30 years and now, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:21 am

Daniel Sutter

Mortgaging kids’ futures is wrong

Time and again we hear politicians say they don’t want our actions today to leave our children and grandchildren worse off in the future. The ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:21 am

Daniel Sutter

The sky is falling? Maybe not

As students prepare to return to school, I find myself reflecting back on some of the things I was taught in grade school. Like many ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 11:00 pm

Daniel Sutter

If you build it, they will come …

If you listen to some of London’s political elite, the 2012 Olympics are bringing a huge economic benefit to the United Kingdom, which is an ... Read more

by Scott Beaulier, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 11:00 pm

Daniel Sutter

Social Security or grave robbing?

Poverty rates in the United States have reached their highest levels in 40 years, driven by our slow economic recovery and high unemployment rates. This ... Read more