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A rare day

Sat, 14 May 2011 08:45:48 -0500

On #kbrs, we are live at the Eagan studio this week. Economic news of the week and analysis for you on Business 1570. Call us at 651-289-4477.

And we find out Rob is a real live person.

Show on in 10 minutes

Sat, 07 May 2011 08:55:47 -0500

#kbrs will lead off with the employment report. Listen in on Business 1570! Call us at 651-289-4477 or reach us by twitter using the hashtag #kbrs. Thanks!

Keynes vs Hayek, Round 2, from John Papola and Russ Roberts,...

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:45:16 -0500

Keynes vs Hayek, Round 2, from John Papola and Russ Roberts, EconStories.

King: could you comment on what David Stockman is saying about the capital gains rate in this article. It sounds like it entourages too much speculation and buyouts and not enough investment. Thanks.

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“The culprit here was the combination of ultralow rates of interest at the Federal Reserve and ultralow rates of taxation on capital gains. The former destroyed the nation’s capital markets, fueling huge growth in household and business debt, serial asset bubbles and endless leveraged speculation in equities, commodities, currencies and other assets.

At the same time, the nearly untaxed windfall gains accrued to pure financial speculators, not the backyard inventors envisioned by the Republican-inspired capital-gains tax revolution of 1978. And they happened in an environment of essentially zero inflation, the opposite of the double-digit inflation that justified a lower tax rate on capital gains back then — but which is now simply an obsolete tax subsidy to the rich.”

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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/04/stockman-tells-the-hard-truth-on-taxes-spending/

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:42:47 -0500

I think this is a good point. Capital gains rates though are for investments held more than a year, so it’s still relatively patient capital that gained the preferential tax treatment. The bubble from Fed policy? I completely agree.

The New Face of 'Poverty'

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:46:28 -0500

The New Face of 'Poverty':

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Expanding the Keystone pipeline

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:20:32 -0500

Expanding the Keystone pipeline:

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Nation’s Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:59:47 -0500

Nation’s Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows:

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The Ratings Dust-up #kbrs

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:49:59 -0500

The Ratings Dust-up #kbrs

What questions would you ask Bernanke?

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:18:00 -0500

Put them in comments here, or send them to us on Twitter using the hashtag #kbrs. Thanks!

What questions would you ask Bernanke? #kbrs

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:18:00 -0500

So what would you ask him? I would ask, how about a do-over for Bear Stearns? Want one?

From NARNfan: You have taken credit for pumping the stock market up. Why not take some credit for global commodity price increases?

From NARNfan: Why should anything be Too Big To Fail?

#kbrs in 15 minutes

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:50:25 -0500

News of the week, and largely just another set of things that let me explain some finance and economics to you. We’re on Business 1570 beginning a few minutes after 9am CT. Listen in!

Today is Tax Freedom Day in Minnesota #kbrs

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:35:10 -0500

Today is Tax Freedom Day in Minnesota #kbrs

Calculated Risk: Europe Update: Ireland Downgraded, Greece to default?

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:57:23 -0500

Calculated Risk: Europe Update: Ireland Downgraded, Greece to default?:

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Is China overheating? Roubini says yes. #kbrs

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:34:05 -0500

Is China overheating? Roubini says yes. #kbrs

Live in 15 minutes

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:49:51 -0500

#kbrs will be on the air a few minutes after 9am on Business 1570. We’re live, so call us at 651-289-4477. Tax Weekend, so it demands a little different show, but you’ll get the news on the economy, which was quietly huge this week. Tune in!