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Comment on The Truth about Job Creation under Obama and Bush by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:48:23 +0000

I received it. Did Rob reply?
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Comment on The Truth about Job Creation under Obama and Bush by Administrator

Administrator — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:18:20 +0000

Rob,

Please let me know if you receive this email.

Thanks,

Jim

Comment on Who’s Really to Blame for High Unemployment, and What to Do About it by The Republican rebuttal

The Republican rebuttal — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:33:39 +0000

[...] Catching up on the SOTU rebuttal by the Republicans and was sadly unsurprised to see Paul Ryan engage in the same old tired false rhetoric and devious attempts to rewrite history. According to the GOP’s revisions, Obama started with a clean slate and their own failed economic policies had no effect on the unemployment plunge he inherited. But as Robert Shapiro pointed out, this is simply not true. In fact, Republican policy directly caused the high unemployment rates: [...]

Comment on Can Europe Save Itself — and Avoid Pulling Down the U.S. Recovery? by Caitlin Articles

Caitlin Articles — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:35:57 +0000

article writing…

[...]The Point » Blog Archive » Can Europe Save Itself — and Avoid Pulling Down the U.S. Recovery?[...]…

Comment on The Aftershocks for the U.S. Economy from the Disaster in Japan by Will Anyone Step Up if Japan Sells US Debt? | FrumForum

Will Anyone Step Up if Japan Sells US Debt? | FrumForum — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:34:42 +0000

[...] were to sell of their debt, this likely would cause interest rates to go up. As Shapiro himself wrote: And if the crisis worsens, Japan may become a major seller of U.S. government securities. This [...]

Comment on The Economic After Shocks of the Disaster in Japan – Part 1 by Japan’s Economic Aftershocks | FrumForum

Japan’s Economic Aftershocks | FrumForum — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:28:41 +0000

[...] Dr. Robert J. Shapiro, the co-founder of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm, wrote about this: When Katrina crippled New Orleans in August 2005 and exacted $81 billion in property damages on [...]

Comment on The U.S. Economic Debate Gets a Failing Grade at the IMF by IMF-convened economists say cuts are the wrong strategy | Left Foot Forward

IMF-convened economists say cuts are the wrong strategy | Left Foot Forward — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:41:16 +0000

[...] J. Shapiro, US undersecretary of commerce for economic affairs under Bill Clinton, writes: “Particular [...]

Comment on The Economics and Politics of Cutting Deficits by Tweets that mention The Point » Blog Archive » The Economics and Politics of Cutting Deficits -- Topsy.com

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:48:46 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Politiconomic, Lily Ma. Lily Ma said: The Point » Blog Archive » The Economics and Politics of Cutting …: Both sides agree that whacking away at def… http://bit.ly/eo8tSD [...]

Comment on Lesson in Economics for the National Deficit Commission by Economist Concern Trolling « Voting While Intoxicated

Economist Concern Trolling « Voting While Intoxicated — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:20:05 +0000

[...] my Keynesian economics. You don’t raise taxes (or cut spending) in a recession. But I find this “lesson” from economist Robert Shapiro a bit grating: This week’s leaks from the Commission include [...]

Comment on Efficient Markets and the Economic Meltdown by Finance Questions

Finance Questions — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:20:20 +0000

Finance Questions…

The Point ” Blog Archive ” Efficient Markets and the Economic … is an excellent blog post on trade finance I just found….