A generally accepted premise is expecting different results from the same behavior is completely irrational. During the Reagan administration, David Stockman, Reagan's budget director, persuaded the Republicans to embrace the concepts of supply side economics and the theory that if the top earners earn more it will "trickle down" to the rest of the economy. To achieve this result, major tax cuts for those in the highest tax brackets were implemented, with the result that the national debt was doubled during the Reagan years. ...more

February 14, 2009

As predicted, the nation's economic malaise took its toll on corporate air travel to Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1, when 220 corporate planes used Tampa International Airport compared with about 420 for Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa in 2001. ...more

February 13, 2009

As predicted, the nation's economic malaise took its toll on corporate aircraft travel to Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1, when 220 corporate planes used Tampa International Airport compared with about 420 for Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa in 2001. ...more

February 12, 2009

I can think of 40 million reasons why Barack Obama could win. Here's the first one: Jimmy Carter. It was a little more than 30 years ago since this country elected a liberal Democrat to the highest office in the land. And the country soon entered a period of economic malaise and weakness. ...more

November 1, 2008

The Tampa Tribune said Tuesday that it will lay off 11 newsroom staffers this week with another 10 news jobs to be eliminated by early fall. ...more

July 1, 2008

Blaming the belt-tightening in a tough economy that makes dining out less of a priority, the parent of Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...more

July 1, 2008

Down here in the so-called Sportfishing Capital of the World, there's a saying among anglers: Even during an economic depression, a man has money for beer and fishing. ...more

June 18, 2008

ISLAMORADA - Down here in the so-called "Sportfishing Capital of the World," there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing. ...more

June 17, 2008