Published in The Tennessean, Sunday, August 19, 2012 and Forbes
with archives
by Richard J. Grant
President Barack Obama is apparently something of a contrarian investor: He
likes to invest against the market consensus.
Unfortunately for us, however, he tends to bring a somewhat regal attitude
to his work and, when “investing” our money, has exhibited a reverse Midas
touch. In this, he has already distinguished himself from his chief rival for
the presidency, Gov. Mitt Romney.
Perhaps it is not a fair comparison. Government
is not a business and cannot be run as if it were. But what the president needs
to ...keep reading
Richard
J. Grant is a Professor of Finance and Economics at Lipscomb University and a Senior Fellow at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. His column appears on Sundays.
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© Richard J Grant 2012
Published in
The Tennessean, Sunday, August 12, 2012 and
Forbes with
archives.
by Richard J. Grant
You don't have to pay federal income tax. There are several
ways legally to avoid paying, but the catch is that they all entail doing
things differently than you would have in the absence of such a tax.
When, during an election campaign, a candidate
is accused of not having paid income taxes during some past period, the only
relevant question is whether ... keep reading
Richard
J. Grant is a Professor of Finance and Economics at Lipscomb University and a Senior Fellow at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. His column appears on Sundays.
E-mail messages received at: rjg@richardjgrant.com
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© Richard J Grant 2012
Published
in The Tennessean, Sunday, August 5, 2012 and Forbes with archives.
by Richard J. Grant
President
Barack Obama’s recent “you didn’t build that” monologue continues to trouble
many people, and for good reason. Although the obvious political purpose of the
speech was to diminish the past achievements of his electoral rival, Gov. Mitt
Romney, the president managed to insult and diminish not only the achievements,
but also the aspirations, of millions of other Americans.
Richard
J. Grant is a Professor of Finance and Economics at Lipscomb University and a Senior Fellow at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. His column appears on Sundays.
E-mail messages received at: rjg@richardjgrant.com
Copyright
© Richard J Grant 2012
