Larry Kudlow's Townhall.com Column

Investor-Class Dead Heat

2012-05-09T00:01:00-04:00

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In terms of the president’s signature achievements, the taxes, regulations, and mandates attached to Obamacare have been job-hiring inhibitors for both large and small businesses. And the $850 billion stimulus package simply has not worked. Obama doesn’t even mention these in his campaign speeches.

Why Businesses Aren't Investing in the U.S.

2012-05-06T00:01:00-04:00

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Businesses aren’t investing in the United States because of a lack of consumer demand, International Paper CEO John Faraci said.

Shiller Backs Away From 'Late Great Depression' Remark

2012-05-03T00:01:00-04:00

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Shiller, co-developer of the Case-Shiller index on housing trends and author of “Finance and the Great Society,” said that while the United States wasn’t in a recession, certain elements of the economy resembled one.

Geithner Goes Over the Edge

2012-04-27T17:31:14-04:00

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Responding to a Hubbard op-ed in the Wall Street Journal -- which calculated that the president’s spending plans would require an 11 percent tax increase on people earning less than $200,000 a year -- Geithner said, “That’s a completely made-up, remarkably hackish observation for an economist.”

Obama's 2.5 Percent Stall

2012-04-21T00:01:00-04:00

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Voters don’t like this economy. And they know who to blame.

GE's Jack Welch Blasts Obama's Leadership

2012-04-20T00:01:00-04:00

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Welch, who helmed GE for 21 years and founded the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University, penned an op-ed article for Reuters with wife Suzy Welch this week in which he tackled the idea of Obama’s enemies list.

Mitt: It's Free Enterprise vs. Taxmageddon

2012-04-18T09:55:28-04:00

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In my latest interview with former Governor Mitt Romney, he emphatically defends his own business success against Obama’s class warfare/Buffett Rule/Romney Rule attacks.

Obama's Misleading Reagan Reference

2012-04-13T18:02:35-04:00

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Obama doesn't tell you that Reagan had a completely different tax-reform vision. And reality.

The Economy Is Not Collapsing, Nor Will Stocks

2012-04-09T11:39:12-04:00

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Overspending, huge tax threats, a highly interventionist Fed policy, and Obamacare regulations, mandates, and taxes have damaged the animal spirits and held back growth from the normal spring-back off a deep recession.

A King Dollar Tax Cut

2012-04-08T00:01:00-04:00

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The dollar view on the economy and stocks is a minority case, but a very important one that should not be overlooked.

Romney's in a Sweet Spot if . . .

2012-04-08T00:01:00-04:00

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All along he’s been arguing that only states have mandate power, and that the federal government under the commerce clause, or any other law, is guilty of massive regulatory overreach with Obamacare.

There Obama Goes Again

2012-03-30T22:13:39-04:00

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Obama is obsessed with oil and gas. He is a prisoner of the left-wing environmental groups. And really, he’s extending his leftist class-warfare attack from rich people to successful oil and gas producers.

Ryan's Supply-Side 2012 Budget

2012-03-25T00:01:00-04:00

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Growth solves a lot of problems. All those GDP ratios for spending, deficits, and debt look a lot better when the GDP denominator is rising rapidly. Not through inflation, but through new incentives to promote real growth.

The Reagan in Romney

2012-03-23T18:01:00-04:00

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As the tough primary season ventures on, Romney has clarified and evolved his views into tough conservative positions.

King Dollar Will Cut Oil Prices

2012-03-16T16:35:00-04:00

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The reality is, oil, gas, and coal -- not wind, solar, geothermal, and algae -- are going to be crucial to America’s transportation, electricity, and economic growth for many decades to come.

One-on-One with Mitt Romney- Part 2

2012-03-10T00:01:00-05:00

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In my interview with Mitt Romney this week he stayed on message for growth, jobs, less debt, and smaller government. Here's Part 2.

Fed Hooey

2012-03-08T16:53:00-05:00

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I didn’t want to let the latest cockamamie Fed idea for “sterilized” bond buying pass without a comment.

One-on-One with Mitt Romney- Part I

2012-03-08T00:01:00-05:00

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In my interview with Mitt Romney this week he stayed on message for growth, jobs, less debt, and smaller government.

Romney's Upper Hand

2012-03-03T00:17:00-05:00

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Mitt Romney snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Michigan by unveiling a pro-growth, 20 percent tax-cut plan and by resetting his limited-government spending cuts and entitlement reforms. In other words, he delivered an economic-growth package. It served him well.

Santorum and Romney: The Economic Plans

2012-02-25T00:01:00-05:00

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Larry Kudlow breaks down the the economic plans of Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney for the "Morning Joe."