Try 'Trickle-Up' It is surprising how little our politicians know about economics. A sound company is only possible if the people have sufficient money to purchase available consumer goods. Any "trickle-down" policy will simply fail, since money injected at the top tends to stay at the top and does not address the real problem-namely, lack of purchasing power at the bottom. ...more

March 6, 2009

Billions of dollars flooded into banks' coffers as the credit crunch gripped the U.S. economy last year, but only a fraction of that stimulus money is going back into the community as loans, regulatory records show. ...more

March 6, 2009

Election chiefs in Florida walk a fine line between politics and the oath of office. ...more

February 21, 2009

A Hillsborough County auditor said managers at former elections supervisor Buddy Johnson's office either ignored his calls or canceled meetings as he tried to gain access to financial records. ...more

January 7, 2009

With the economy in disarray and the nation's treasury draining, President-elect Barack Obama and his advisers are trying to figure out which of his expansive campaign promises to push in the opening months of his tenure and which to put on a slower track. ...more

November 9, 2008

So how will it end? President Bush is down to his final 100 days in office as of today. Don't expect a quiet fade into the Texas night. ...more

October 12, 2008

When financial panic sweeps Bedford Falls in the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life," the villain, Mr. Potter, moves to snap up Bailey Savings & Loan, offering a fire-sale price of 50 cents on the dollar. ...more

October 11, 2008

Much of the financial mess we are in, whether perceived or real, could have been avoided. ...more

October 5, 2008

Political System Broken Re: Frances Earl's column in the Sept. 25 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

September 30, 2008

With their new capital infusions, Wall Street's last surviving stand-alone global investment banks are loading up for the future, even while reports circulate that their era has ended. ...more

September 27, 2008