ECONOMIC POLICY WEEKLY

COMMENTARY ON TODAY'S ECONOMIC ISSUES
MICKEY A. HEPNER, PH.D.

 

 

2006 Articles

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2006 Articles
Date Title
January 8, 2007 Here Come the Democrats
January 1, 2007 Inhofe Not the Leader We Deserve
December 25, 2006 Dear Santa
December 18, 2006 Baseball Economics
December 11, 2006 How Many More Lives is Iraq Worth?
December 4, 2006 Beware the API
November 27, 2006 Time for a Constitutional Convention?
November 20, 2006 Selling Higher Education
November 13, 2006 The Dangers of Hubris
November 6, 2006 A Vote For Positive Campaigns
October 30, 2006 The Colossal Blunder
October 23, 2006 The Middle-Class Election
October 16, 2006 Another Year, Another $247 Billion
October 9, 2006 Hastert Should Go
October 2, 2006 That Old Sickening Feeling
September 25, 2006 Liberty vs. Slavery; Hope vs. Despair
September 18, 2006 Newbie Senators Changing Washington
September 11, 2006 We Need New Leadership To Reform Health Care
September 4, 2006 Earned Income Credit is a Better Alternative Than Increasing Minimum Wage
August 27, 2006 The Politics of the Minimum Wage
August 20, 2006 The Economic Argument for the Minimum Wage
August 13, 2006 The Economics of the Minimum Wage Part 1
August 6, 2006 Too Much Nothingness in Politics
July 30, 2006 Hybrid Tax Credits: Not Enough Of A Good Thing
July 23, 2006 Oil Prices Paint Gloomy Picture
July 16, 2006 Some Good (Not Great) Budget News
July 9, 2006 It's Not Dark Yet, But It's Getting There
July 2, 2006 No Repeal For Estate Tax
June 25, 2006 More Economic Nonsense
June 18, 2006 New State Budget Gives Christmas in June
June 11, 2006 The Congressional Honor Pledge
June 4, 2006 An Inconvenient Truth About Tax Cuts
May 28, 2006 The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
May 21, 2006 Good Tax Cut Idea From Senate Democrats
May 14, 2006 It Is Not Easy Being Rich
May 7, 2006 Social Security Crisis Still Looming
April 30, 2006 This is Not the Time to Limit Access to Higher Education
April 23, 2006 Not Your Grandfather's AT&T
April 9, 2006 Oinkers Away!
April 2, 2006 Family-Friendly Tax Cuts
March 26, 2006 Our Children's Issue--The National Debt
March 12, 2006 The Minimum Wage Is Not An Effective Anti-Poverty Tool
February 26, 2006 Picking Winners Not the Role of Government
February 19, 2006 Now Is the Time to Plan For the Future
February 12, 2006 Where Are the Tax Cuts?
February 5, 2006 The Honesty Tax
January 29, 2006 With A Legislature Like This, Who Needs TABOR?
January 22, 2006 Oklahoma's Inequitable Income Tax
January 15, 2006 OEA Lawsuit Is the Wrong Approach
January 8, 2006 A Middle-Class Agenda for 2006
January 1, 2006 Congress Deserves a Failing Grade for 2005