Wow. (HT: Mark R. Levin) … [Read more...] about Obama’s Kenya Ghosts
Archives for October 2008
Obama’s “95% will get tax cut” Illusion
The Wall Street Journal writes an extremely fair, helpful, and succinct review of Obama's tax proposals. The author helps readers understand why Obama claims to give tax cuts to 95% of Americans: by "tax cut" Obama includes tens of billions of dollars in government handouts that are disguised by the phrase "tax credit." If you think Obama is somehow better for the economy, this article is a must read. Don't forget to look at the chart. It is not too hard to understand: look what happens at about the $45,000 mark: your marginal tax rate goes up. This disproportionally punishes … [Read more...] about Obama’s “95% will get tax cut” Illusion
Why Obama Has Been Winning The Debates
A great article on debate strategy, and why McCain has been missing chances to score points. … [Read more...] about Why Obama Has Been Winning The Debates
USA Today: Church Giving “Lukewarm”
USA Today gives this decidedly unflattering report: Americans spent nearly twice as much on first-day sales of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV as would be needed by the Southern Baptist Convention to share the gospel with all the world's "unreached people groups" by 2010, according to a new report on church giving.This data comes from the annual report of Empty Tomb Inc. -- an Illinois-based ministry dedicated to helping the poor and assisting "historically Christian congregations increase missions spending as a portion of total spending." The USA Today article goes on to note that while … [Read more...] about USA Today: Church Giving “Lukewarm”
Thomas Sowell on Freddie, Fannie, and the Bailout
Thomas Sowell helpfully and succinctly dispels the notion that pure free-market economics led to the collapse. In short: Elected officials such as Congressman Barney Frank and Senator Christopher Dodd "wanted the government to push financial institutions to lend to people they would not lend to otherwise, because of the risk of default". The mantra was "affordable housing" and the avoidance of "redlining" (whereby loans are denied in circumstances where the financial risk is deemed too great). The problem was the built-in assumption that politicians "can assess risks better than people who … [Read more...] about Thomas Sowell on Freddie, Fannie, and the Bailout
Three-Way Conversation: John Piper, Don Carson, Tim Keller
An absolutely fantastic six-part conversation between John Piper, Don Carson, and Tim Keller (total time 1 hour): Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 (HT: JT) … [Read more...] about Three-Way Conversation: John Piper, Don Carson, Tim Keller