Outside the Beltway

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.

By looking only in one direction, Occupy Wall Street is missing the big picture.

A change to the Bankruptcy Code could go a long way toward alleviating the burden of student loan debt that seems to be motivating some in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

The prospects for real economic recovery are not good.

American has real economic and social problems. But the solution in on Capitol Hill, not Wall Street.

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

It’s time to start being concerned about Europe.

Are the worries about China overtaking the United States realistic?

September’s jobs report was better than expected, but still not very good.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

Protestors have converged on DC, rallying against Afghanistan, Wall Street, and stuff.

It turns out there are some jobs immigrants will do, but Americans won’t

You think you’ve got it bad at work? Meet Trudy Nycole Anderson.

In an interview, President Obama says that Americans are worse off than they were four years ago.

Why didn’t the government simply stop printing new dollar bills, making transition to coins non-optional?

The conspiracy by grocery store owners to turn us all into unpaid cashiers may be ending.

College students finally seem to be listening to the market.

Making sure millionaires pay more tax than their secretary isn’t as easy as it sounds.

AP does a FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? The answer: Generally speaking, no. But it’s complicated.

The top marginal rate was radically higher in recent memory.

When someone calls Obama a Marxist, they’re exposing their own ignorance.

The decision to split Netflix into two companies makes no sense. Unless you look behind the scenes.

In a truly bizarre move, Netflix is spinning off the DVD-by-mail business that built them into an international brand and going stream-only. Those wishing to keep getting movies will have to sign on to something called Qwikster.

As more details roll in on President Obama’s millionaire tax hike, it’s looking like it was drawn up by J. Wellington Wimpy: “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

President Obama is proposing a special tax rate for millionaires.

Public disapproval of Congress continues to fall.

College towns and lily white enclaves top the list of best educated cities.

Despite previous denials, the White House did in fact intervene in the approval process for a loan to Solyndra.

A record 46 million Americans are living in poverty.

It’s not a given that we’ll have a massive recovery during the next presidential term but it’s a pretty decent bet. And the party in power will get too much credit for it if it happens.

The “how to pay for it” part of the President’s jobs plan seems destined to be rejected by the GOP. Which may be exactly what the President wants.

With the economy at the forefront of the public’s mind, the GOP needs to be careful in its response to President Obama’s new jobs bill.

Karl Smith does the math and doesn’t see why the Federal government should be collecting ANY taxes right now.

A mustachioed German has once again sent the world into panic. This time, it involves euros not tanks.

Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.

Not surprisingly, there was very little about the President’s jobs speech to write home about.

America is discovering that throwing money at an industry in the hope it will create jobs doesn’t work.

Democrats are fearing the President’s jobs plan will be underwhelming. Based on initial reports, it looks like their fears are well-placed.